Justice secretary Angela Constance has asked parliament to pass emergency legislation that would see short-term prisoners - ...

Ten of Scotland's prisons are at 'red risk status' and ten are 'on or over their assessed capacity tolerance'.

The SNP has been accused of a “shameful betrayal of victims” after announcing 800 more prisoners are to be released early ...

NATS chiefs have been slammed for “rehashing” a “shameful” early release of more than 800 prisoners in a desperate bid to ease pressure on straining Scottish jails. SNP justice secretary Angela ...

A Cabinet minister has said she felt Scotland was “treated as an after-thought” as no-fly zones over prisons came into force ...

Hundreds of inmates will be freed early under emergency plans to tackle dangerous overcrowding, Justice Secretary Angela Constance has confirmed.

The number of people in Scotland's prisons has risen back above the level which sparked the early release of hundreds of inmates to free up space. More than 300 inmates, half of whom were serving ...

More prisoners are set to be released early as the SNP government fails to tackle the growing number of inmates in Scotland.

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is currently recruiting permanent and full-time plumbers and electricians to work within ...

Plans to create a new criminal offence for dog theft have been unanimously backed by the Scottish Parliament. Offenders would ...