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Inspectors highlight ‘disappointing’ lack of anti-bullying strategy at prison

Prison inspectors said it is “disappointing” a Scottish jail has failed to implement a national anti-bullying strategy, despite a recommendation in 2020 to do so. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has a national policy for such initiatives, but HM ...

14 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Prison inspection highlights ‘troubling’ overcrowding issues at HMP Low Moss

Scotland

Prison inspection flags ‘troubling’ overcrowding issues at HMP Low Moss

Issues with overcrowding in a Scottish prison have led to its population exceeding its design capacity from 10 years ago, an inspection has found. Inspectors said the problem at HMP Low Moss became “particularly troubling” during the coronavirus ...

16 Jul 2022 at 10:12

Scotland

Right to outdoor exercise ‘clearly breached’ at HMP Polmont, inspectors find

Inspectors have raised concerns prisoners’ rights to an hour’s exercise in the fresh air every day are “clearly being breached” at Scotland’s national holding facility for children and young offenders. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland ...

14 Dec 2023 at 10:25

Scotland

Diverting some offenders away from prosecution is working well, review finds

The practice of diverting some people accused of a crime from prosecution is working well and is developing in a positive direction, according to a report. However, the review found that while confidence in the use of diversion for children ...

21 Feb 2023 at 13:06

Scotland

HMP Barlinnie in ‘wretchedly poor state’ with overcrowding rife, inspectors find

Inspectors have described Scotland’s largest prison as being in a “wretchedly poor state” following a review which also found the facility to be over 30% above its capacity. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) said it “strongly ...

08 Apr 2025 at 09:04

Too many people being held on remand in prison, say inspectors

Scotland

Too many people being held on remand in prison, inspectors say

Inspectors have raised concerns about the number of people being held on remand in Scottish prisons. HM Inspectorate for Prisons in Scotland (HMIPS) believes “too many” people are being detained on remand at present and the prison estate ...

17 Jan 2024 at 09:49

Scotland

Prison inspection flags ‘troubling’ overcrowding issues at HMP Low Moss

05 Jul 2022 at 01:01

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

HMP Dumfries praised by prison inspectors

HMP Dumfries has received a positive review from inspectors who praised the “exceptional quality” of its indoor gardens and the benefits it provides to the population. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) noted the ...

16 Jan 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Inspectors criticise Scottish Prison Service for ‘disappointing underuse’ of open jail

Inspectors have criticised the “disappointing underuse” of a prison they held as one which should be seen as a “flagship establishment” of the prison service in Scotland. HMP Castle Huntly, the only open prison north of the ...

22 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Scotland

Young prisoners ‘spending far too long locked in cells’, watchdog warns

Young prisoners at Polmont are spending “far too long locked in their cells” with not enough opportunities for work, education or recreation, a report has found. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland also warned that ...

23 Mar 2026 at 00:01

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