The cost of building a new jail in Scotland's biggest city has soared ten-fold to nearly £1billion as a result of the SNP 's ...

On Tuesday, the Princess of Wales continued her return to work with a visit to a mother and baby unit in a women’s prison.

The replacement for Barlinnie prison will cost almost £1 billion, almost 10 times the initial estimate. The updated cost was ...

The allegations of mistreatment at HM Prison and Young Offenders Institution Polmont are every parent's worst nightmare. It is claimed Ms Allan, 21, was berated, bullied, and forced to parade ...

Winchester Prison was described as "unsafe" after a visit by HM Inspectorate of Prisons in October. The Howard League for Penal Reform said the full inspection report, released earlier ...

An Edinburgh aid charity expressed fears for one of its workers who is currently being held in an Israeli prison. Mohammad el Sharif, who works for Firefly International - based on Edinburgh's Dublin ...

The mother of murdered schoolboy Jimmy Mizen has told the BBC she worries his killer became "more aggressive" in prison. Jake Fahri, then 19, received a life sentence after throwing a large glass ...

Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, says drones have become a ‘threat to national security’ Credit: Andrew Crowley “It is highly alarming that the police and prison service have ...

The Scottish Prison Service confirmed McTaggart died on February 4 at the Saughton jail and a fatal accident inquiry will be held in due course as is customary following the death of every prisoner.

Last year, a record 165 prison staff were sacked for misconduct, an increase of 34 per cent on the previous year, according to the HM Prison and Probation Service. This month a former HMP ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) is right to be investigating the content as a priority, and added: “When it comes to the BBC, obviously they are ...