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Plan to remove under-18s from prisons must be expedited, chief inspector urges

Scotland’s chief inspector of prisons has led calls for no-one under the age of 18 to be sent to jail. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben is hoping for legislation to be implemented that would bring an end to the imprisonment of 16 and 17-year-olds by the end of ...

02 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

New guidance for sentencing young people comes into effect

New guidance that aims to ensure rehabilitation is a “primary consideration” when young offenders are sentenced has come into force in courts across Scotland. The sentencing young people guideline applies to people under the age of 25 from the date ...

26 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Four out of five young offenders have history of head injuries, study suggests

A study has found 80% of young men in a young offenders institution in Scotland had at least one significant head injury in their lifetimes. The study, led by researchers at the University of Glasgow, examined a third of juvenile males in HM Young ...

12 Jul 2023 at 19:00

‘Shocking’ scale of violence at Cookham Wood child jail, watchdog report says

Children armed themselves with hundreds of homemade weapons at a scandal-hit jail where violence was rife, according to a damning watchdog report. The “shocking” findings were laid bare by inspectors after the Cookham Wood young offenders’ ...

18 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Robbers who were chased by a police helicopter after jewellery raid are jailed

Four members of a gang with links to serious organised crime who led police on a high-speed car chase following a break-in have been jailed, the Crown Office has said. Lawrence Connor, 26; James Loveridge, 37; James Loveridge junior, 18; ...

01 Feb 2023 at 16:32

Scotland

Push to avoid placing under-18s in young offender institutions

The Scottish Government is seeking to stop people under the age of 18 being placed in young offender institutions (YOIs) with a new Bill. The Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill will make changes to existing law so only those ...

14 Dec 2022 at 14:18

Family of woman who took own life in prison could be forced to withdraw from FAI

Shock as family of woman who took own life in prison denied legal aid at FAI

A lawyer representing the families of two young people who took their lives in custody has said it would be “unbelievable” if one was forced to withdraw from a fatal accident inquiry over not being able to access legal aid funds. ...

11 Jul 2023 at 18:00

Scotland

Majority of young male prisoners have mental health issues, research finds

More than three-quarters of young male prisoners in Scotland have reported having mental health issues, according to research. The University of Glasgow study found 88.5% of young offenders surveyed said they are experiencing ...

11 Jan 2024 at 16:41

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

Prisoner ‘petrified’ of other inmates the day before she died, mother says

The mother of a 21-year-old who took her own life behind bars has told an inquiry how she seemed “petrified” of other prisoners the day before her body was discovered. Linda Allan, 56, told Falkirk Sheriff Court her ...

09 Jan 2024 at 18:10

Young offender institutions ‘more violent than adult jails’ – prisons inspector

Young offender institutions are “significantly more violent” than prisons holding adult men, the Chief Inspector of Prisons has warned. HM Inspectorate of Prisons published two reports on Tuesday that it said ...

21 Nov 2023 at 10:17

Scotland

Holyrood committee seeks answers from minister after latest death at Polmont

MSPs are demanding to know when new laws preventing under-18s from being sent to young offenders institutions will come into effect. Audrey Nicoll, convener of Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee, has ...

18 Jul 2024 at 20:18

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