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40% of HMP Addiewell inmates report abuse or threats from staff to inspectors

Forty per cent of inmates at a Scottish prison told inspectors they had been abused, threatened, bullied or assaulted by staff, prompting safety fears. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) visited HMP Addiewell in West Lothian in November ...

04 May 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Hunt down those behind fires outside Scottish jails, say Conservatives

Police must have all the resources they need to track down and prosecute fire-raisers who are believed to have deliberately targeted vehicles outside jails to intimidate staff, the Scottish Conservatives have said. The party has called on the ...

21 Aug 2023 at 07:12

Scotland

Police name man who died in West Lothian motorcycle crash

Police have named a motorcyclist who died after a crash in West Lothian. Lee Headley, 43, was riding a blue Suzuki motorbike when it crashed on the B792 Blackburn Road in Addiewell around 9.25pm on Monday. Emergency services were called but ...

18 Aug 2023 at 08:51

Scotland

Almost 900 assaults on prison staff by inmates recorded in three years

Inmates have assaulted almost 900 staff working in Scotland’s prisons in the last three years, figures show. Scottish Prison Service (SPS) data reveals there were 265 assaults by inmates on prison staff last year, bringing the total for ...

01 Aug 2023 at 17:22

Scotland

Prison service director apologises if protocols not followed in inmate’s death

A senior member of the Scottish Prison Service has apologised if protocols were not followed in the death of an asthmatic prisoner whose father said died alone in his cell during the pandemic. Allister Purdie, director of operations ...

19 Mar 2024 at 15:55

Scotland

Two prison guards taken to hospital after exposure to unknown substance

Two prison guards have been taken to hospital after they were apparently exposed to an unknown substance at a Scottish jail. Staff responded to an incident at HMP Addiewell in West Lothian on Thursday where two prisoners appeared ...

02 Jun 2023 at 17:25

Scotland

Thousands of self-harming incidents recorded in prisons since 2017

More than 3,000 instances of self-harm have been logged in Scotland’s prisons in the past four years, new figures show. A freedom of information request by the Scottish Liberal Democrats laid bare the problem, with the data ...

20 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Man taken to hospital after stabbing

Police are investigating after a man was stabbed in West Lothian. The 26-year-old was assaulted on Loganlea Road in Addiewell at around 12.40pm on Sunday. He was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment. ...

17 Jun 2024 at 09:15

Scotland

Lord Advocate to meet with family of Covid-19 prisoner said to have died alone

Scotland’s most senior law officer will meet with the family of a man who say their son died alone in his prison cell after testing positive for Covid-19. Calum Inglis, 34, was serving a short sentence in HMP ...

23 Apr 2025 at 09:48

Scotland

Family welcome prosecution of private prison where inmate died of Covid-19

Scotland’s top law officer has instructed the criminal prosecution of a private prison over allegations of failing to manage the medical care of an inmate with Covid-19 who died alone in his cell. Calum ...

23 Apr 2025 at 15:53

Scotland

Police seize illegal fireworks worth up to £100,000 in West Lothian

Police have seized illegal fireworks worth up to £100,000 in West Lothian. Acting on a warrant, officers searched a premises on Schoolhouse Industrial Estate in Addiewell at 11.30am on Wednesday. The ...

16 Oct 2025 at 15:50

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