Scots prison officer filmed clapping to 'IRA chant' as probe launched into viral clip
A Scots prison officer has been filmed clapping along to chants of "Up the Ra" at a pub on Sunday. John Docherty, the Deputy ...
Scots prison boss filmed clapping along while punters sing pro-IRA tune as jail chiefs launch probe
A SENIOR prison manager and a junior screw have been filmed clapping along to a sectarian chant in a pub following the ...
Scotland's gang underworld - Key figures from Daniels, Lyons and Gillespie Brothers
Supergang members John Bonner, Christopher Laycock and David Kelly were later caged over their roles in the gang. Bonner was ...
Four out of five males in prison have a history of significant head injury
New research has found that 4 out of 5 males in prison have a history of significant head injury, with many having been ...
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Scottish Prison Service apologises to families of young people who took their own lives
The head of the Scottish Prison Service has apologised to the families of two young people who took their own lives – just ...
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80% of Male prisoners in Scotland have head injury history
More than 80% of adult male prisoners in Scotland have a history of significant head injury, a study has found. A team led by researchers at the University of Glasgow studied a representative ...
Katie Allan and William Brown: Suicide prevention strategy launched in wake of deaths at Polmont YOI
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has accepted the 25 recommendations made following a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the ...
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Anger as Scots prison boss says new £1bn jail should be 'like a Costa Coffee'
The boss of Scotland’s largest prison has said he wants the jail being built to replace it to be similar to a Costa coffee shop. Michael Stoney, governor of Barlinnie in Glasgow, said the new ...
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Locals plan to turn Inverness prison into community centre
A community group is looking to take over HMP Inverness when it eventually closes. The prison is one of Scotland’s oldest operating jails, opened 120 years ago, and is soon to be replaced by HMP ...
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New BBC series to look at women’s prisons
A new series provides a rare look into two of Scotland’s prisons which house women – HMP and YOI Grampian in Peterhead which ...
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Four out of five males in prison have a history of head injury
New research has found that four out of five males in prison have a history of significant head injury, with many having been ...