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End random body searches of female inmates, says prison inspector

The Scottish Prison Service has been urged to end routine body-searching of female inmates after an inspection of a new £85 million “therapeutic” jail. Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland Wendy Sinclair-Gieben made the recommendation following ...

14 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Around 1,700 prisoners to be freed from jail early amid reoffending warning

Thousands of prisoners are set to be released early on Tuesday as the prisons watchdog warned it is “inevitable” some will reoffend. Around 1,700 prisoners in England and Wales are expected to be let go on Tuesday before their sentences are ...

10 Sept 2024 at 09:48

Scotland

End routine strip-searching of female prisoners, says inspector

The routine strip-searching of female inmates must end, the head of Scotland’s prisons inspectorate has said. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben said the practice retraumatises those who have suffered sexual abuse and that she was “shocked” to discover ...

04 Jun 2024 at 09:16

Jail overcrowding crisis could see prisoners freed early staying in hotels

Hundreds of prisoners freed early amid jail overcrowding crisis

Prisoners could be put up in hotels when they are freed early to ease jail overcrowding, the Justice Secretary said. Shabana Mahmood told the Commons that inmates who are homeless on release could be temporarily placed in taxpayer-funded ...

10 Sept 2024 at 17:38

Mistakenly freeing prisoners ‘more common because of changes to release’

Mistakenly freeing prisoners has become more common because of changes to how early releases happen, the chief inspector of prisons said. The comments come after it emerged on Friday that sex offender Hadush Kebatu had been mistakenly ...

26 Oct 2025 at 14:43

Scotland

Adviser on international prison standards appointed jails inspection chief

An adviser on international prison standards has been appointed chief inspector of prisons in Scotland. Sara Snell will become responsible for inspecting Scotland’s 17 prisons when she takes up the role of HM chief inspector of ...

02 Dec 2024 at 14:54

Scotland

Early releases do not address root causes of prison overcrowding, says inspector

New moves to release prisoners early from Scotland’s jails will not “address any of the root causes” of overcrowding, ministers have been told. HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland, Sara Snell, said while the latest wave ...

27 Oct 2025 at 11:41

Watchdog ‘shocked’ after male prison guards forcibly strip girl inmate

A girl held in a young offenders’ institution was pinned down and forcibly stripped by a group of male prison guards, according to a watchdog. Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor said he was “deeply shocked” at the ...

05 Mar 2024 at 16:27

Charity boss says prisoners need support amid fears some may ‘slip through net’

The CEO of a prisoner charity fears inmates could “slip through the net” and risk re-offending if they are not given sufficient support after their release from jail. Andy Keen-Downs, CEO of Prison Advice and Care Trust ...

10 Sept 2024 at 20:41

Scotland

Overcrowded jails holding back rehabilitation of offenders, says chief inspector

Overcrowding in Scotland’s prisons remains a “serious concern” and is holding back the successful rehabilitation of offenders, the head of inspections has warned. Commenting on her sixth and final annual report as HM ...

06 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Barlinnie at risk of failure and HMP Greenock should be bulldozed, MSPs told

Scotland’s biggest prison is at risk of “catastrophic failure” while another should be “bulldozed”, the Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland has said. Concerns have long been expressed about the state of HMP ...

14 Mar 2024 at 17:29

One in ten prisons should close down, says watchdog

The chief inspector of prisons has called for the closure of one in ten prisons in England and Wales, singling out Victorian-era inner-city jails. Charlie Taylor said there are an “awful lot of jails that have ...

25 Sept 2023 at 17:49

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