Inspectors have described Scotland's largest prison as being in a "wretchedly poor state" while operating at 30% over capacity. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) said it "strongly urged" ...

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

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that Andrew Cunningham missed his appointment with a social worker because he was busy filming a ...

HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) notes the 143-year-old prison regularly houses more than 1,300 inmates ...

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

MORE than half of prisoners at Scotland’s largest jail have seen staff bullying or attacking other inmates, according to a ...

Barlinnie jail is unacceptably overcrowded, and part of it"wretchedly poor" according to a report by prison inspectors ...

Inspectors have described Scotland’s largest prison as being in a “wretchedly poor state”, following an investigative series into the state ...

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

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 ...

Prison inspectors in Scotland say they “strongly urge” the Scottish Government to do more to tackle the “fundamental problem” of overcrowding in Glasgow’s Barlinnie Prison, following the ...

The Scottish government has committed to building a new prison to replace Barlinnie on the outskirts of Glasgow. It is due to be competed in 2028 at a cost nearly near £1bn. A week-long HMIPS ...