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New women’s community custody unit set to open in UK first

A new women’s community custody unit, the first in the UK, is set to open in Dundee. The 16-space Bella Centre unit will focus on “custody in the community” and women there will be supported to live independently and develop a range of life skills. ...

28 Jul 2022 at 13:57

Transgender rapist Isla Bryson to be sentenced

A transgender rapist who raped two women while still a man is due to be sentenced on Tuesday. Isla Bryson, 31, was convicted last month of raping two women: one in Clydebank in 2016; and one in Drumchapel, Glasgow, in 2019; committing the offences ...

28 Feb 2023 at 02:45

Scotland

Sturgeon should step in to stop transfer of transgender prisoner, say Tories

The First Minister should step in to prevent the transfer of a transgender prisoner to the female prison estate, the Conservatives have said. Tiffany Scott, who stalked a 13-year-old girl while known as Andrew Burns, reportedly requested a ...

28 Jan 2023 at 16:08

Scotland

Prisoner ‘unfortunate casualty’ of war on drugs behind bars, sheriff concludes

An inmate who died after taking drugs behind bars was an “unfortunate casualty” of the war prison authorities are fighting against substance use, a sheriff has said. Anthony McCarthy died in his cell in HMP Kilmarnock at around 8.18am on ...

31 Oct 2024 at 16:44

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

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