Tag: HMP Edinburgh

Scottish Government gives go ahead to capital’s first Muslim faith school despite council’s fears

News

Douglas Simpson - April 16, 2024

A MUSLIM faith school will be the first to open in the Scottish capital after the Scottish Government dismissed fears from the City of...

Sex offenders refuse treatment in Scottish jails

Local News

Guest - July 28, 2013

MORE THAN 100 sex offenders in Scottish jails are refusing rehab designed to reduce the risk of reoffending - an official has revealed. Previous research...

Prisoner in rooftop riot over a McDonald’s

Scottish News

Guest - November 21, 2012

AN ESCAPED convict threatened to throw himself off the roof of a prison – unless he got a McDonald’s meal. The inmate, in his early...

30 “Lifers” get early release from prison each year

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - May 13, 2012

UP TO 30 Scots prisoners receiving “life” sentences are being released early from jail every year. Some criminals are leaving their life behind bars as...

Pix:MacAskill Launches PrisonWatch

Videos

Katielee Arrowsmith - February 22, 2011

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill launches the PrisonWatch at HMP Edinburgh. A unique partnership initiative between Lothian and Borders Police and the Scottish Prison Service to...