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Island sheriff court trials moved to mainland amid ‘staffing challenges’

Problems with staffing the prisoner escort service has led to jury trials at island sheriff courts being moved to mainland Scotland. “Staffing challenges” at GeoAmey have led to changes for jury trials in the Highlands and Islands region. New jury ...

19 Jul 2023 at 10:02

Scotland

Orkney MSP demands action as island jury trials transferred to mainland

Moving jury trials from island sheriff courts to the mainland restricts rural Scotland’s access to justice, Justice Secretary Angela Constance has been warned. New jury trials which would have called at Stornoway, Lerwick, Portree and Lochmaddy ...

21 Aug 2023 at 16:48

Scotland

Island sheriff court staffing issues should be resolved in spring – Constance

Staffing problems which led to island sheriff court jury trials being moved to the mainland should be resolved in the spring, Justice Secretary Angela Constance has said. However she described the performance of private contractor GEOAmey as ...

10 Jan 2024 at 15:26

Scotland

GEOAmey boss apologises for prisoner transport failings

The boss of GEOAmey has apologised for the firm’s failings in its prison transportation contracts. The firm has been the main transportation arm for Scotland’s prisons and courts since 2017, but it has come under fire in recent years for a ...

28 Mar 2024 at 14:49

Police hunt prisoner who fled from guards during funeral

Scotland

Police hunt convicted prisoner who fled from guards during funeral

Police are hunting a prisoner who gave guards the slip while he attended a funeral. Jamie Ross, 29, was last seen in Edinburgh on Tuesday at about 12.28pm, near the Cameron Toll shopping centre. According to police, Ross has connections ...

26 Apr 2024 at 12:57

Scotland

Prisoners missing hospital visits and funerals through poor transport – watchdog

Hundreds of prisoners have missed hospital appointments or family funerals due to “failures” in prisoner transport, the prison inspectorate has found. Interim chief inspector of prisons for Scotland, Stephen Sandham, said the firm ...

17 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Government must launch review into prisoner rights, says committee

A Holyrood committee has urged the Scottish Government to conduct a review of the prison estate to ensure the human rights of those in custody are not being breached. The Public Audit Committee published its report on the state ...

10 Jun 2024 at 00:01

Inmate who injured prison officers in escape bid at hospital jailed

A convicted murderer who permanently disfigured a prison guard and injured another while trying to escape custody during a hospital visit has been jailed for more than three years. James Demarco, 34, had been taken to Perth ...

23 Aug 2024 at 13:18

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