A Government minister who vowed to resign if the levels of violence in 10 key prisons did not decline has revealed that “at the moment the figures are looking reasonably
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Criminals undertaking community payback orders (CPOs) in the Scottish Borders have good relationships with staff but there are doubts about any benefits from the punishment, inspections have found. The management
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Teenagers held at a youth jail feel they have an “obligation” to fight fellow inmates from rival gangs or postcodes, a watchdog report has revealed. Inspectors found a “culture” has
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Scottish youth support charity Includem has been awarded the Care Inspectorate’s top rating for their work in helping to improve young people’s lives. The charity, which has offices in Glasgow,
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The Scottish Government should take steps to ensure children are prohibited from being locked in police cells, a Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP has said. MSPs have been debating legislation which
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More than a dozen prison officers were taken to hospital during a rash of violence at a youth jail. Some 20 staff at Feltham Young Offenders Institution (YOI) were injured
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Three prison officers who subjected vulnerable teenagers to daily abuse at a detention centre in 1970s and 1980s have been jailed after a judge said their behaviour breached the public’s
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The number of deaths at Scottish jails are “nothing short of a massacre”, according to the parents of a student who took her own life while behind bars. Katie Allan,
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The UK has the highest prison population in western Europe, a new report has found. A snapshot of figures showed more than 90,000 people were locked up in England and
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A youth jail is battling to keep a check on gang rivalries that are so fierce some inmates say they would be powerless to stop themselves attacking members of rival
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