Lawyers for the Scottish government said moving trans woman prisoners to male-only jails would create an 'unacceptable risk ...

Prison officers have warned that overcrowding and understaffing have pushed Scotland's jails to "crisis point." The prison population hit an all-time high of 8,430 last week, beating the previous ...

A prison guard has been charged after allegations of having an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner at one of ...

If recommendations go ahead, judges would have to provide reasons why jailing someone for two years or less was the only option.

Violent male-bodied criminals could still be sent to female jails if they declare they are transgender, Scotland’s prisons boss has admitted. Theresa Medhurst, the chief executive of the Scottish ...

Scotland MSPs voted in favor of releasing many prisoners early to address overcrowding in Scottish jails, in a meeting of the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday. Approximately 550 prisoners are ...

Three prison staff were unfairly dismissed after a “fundamentally flawed” investigation into claims they attacked an inmate, ...

A PRISON guard has been arrested and charged over her alleged relationship with an inmate at Glasgow’s notorious Barlinnie ...

Serenity Johnston, 34, formerly known as David, was found guilty of five charges including two rapes, against two girls under ...