Labour’s plan was to swiftly pass a short House of Lords bill dismissing the hereditary peers and later return for more thorough reform.

A PRISON boss has been suspended after being caught romping in the jail with a nurse. Colleagues found the married chief ...

Transgender prisoners should be given access to a taxpayer-funded wardrobe of wigs and underwear to support them on their ...

SCOTLAND’s prisons watchdog has been slammed after suggesting jail bosses should provide a wardrobe of wigs and women’s underwear for transgender inmates. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland ...

Scottish Prison Service urged to help support criminals on their ‘transgender journey’ with hard-to-source hairpieces ...

"Damning indictment" on Scottish Government after report reveals poor conditions in crumbling, Victorian-age Barlinnie Prison ...

The project to replace Scotland's most notorious prison has doubled in cost and is running years behind schedule, leaving opposition parties stunned.

Inspectors have called out the “wretchedly poor state” of Scotland’s largest prison after reviewing the responses of a ...

PRISONERS in Barlinnie have complained they do not have enough to eat and the food is very bad. The latest HMIP inspection into the jail found focus groups and the findings of a survey “reported ...

Scotland's largest prison is in a “wretchedly poor state”, according to a review. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) found that the prison's infrastructure “represents a barrier to safety ...

Inspectors have described Scotland's notorious HMP Barlinnie as being in a "wretchedly poor state" while operating at 30% ...

More than half of prisoners said they had witnessed staff "abusing, bullying, threatening or assaulting" another inmate which ...