The first of up to 390 prisoners are being released early in the latest attempt to ease overcrowding in Scotland's jails. Emergency legislation was passed last year which allows eligible inmates ...

The replacement for Barlinnie prison will cost nearly £1bn, almost double the previous estimate. Justice Secretary Angela Constance confirmed a cost of £998.4m for HMP Glasgow in a letter to the ...

Mary McGoldrick received a letter from trans prisoner Jo White who had been posted her name, address and intimate social work ...

Barlinnie's governor has responded after Glasgow's new jail was branded a "leisure centre". Conservative leader Russell Findlay previously clashed with John Swinney at First Minister’s Question Time ...

He explained: “The main difference is at a Victorian prison, the transactional tasks take up all the time. "In Barlinnie, it takes an hour and a half for a meal in one house block.

Swinney insists he wants to make sure there is a replacement prison that is safe and secure. HMP Glasgow will replace Barlinnie, which has been labelled not fit for purpose We now know the ...

which has been labelled not fit for purpose The replacement for Barlinnie prison will cost nearly £1bn, almost double the previous estimate. Justice Secretary Angela Constance confirmed a cost of ...

At least eight inmates were released from Scotland's largest prison HMP Barlinnie earlier. Some got into waiting vehicles while others walked down the road together from the Glasgow prison.