Tag: Prisoners

Majority of Scots prisoners cannot read, write or solve basic maths problems

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A huge majority of Scots prisoners cannot read, write or solve basic maths problems, it has been revealed. Figures revealed through the Freedom of Information...

More than 30 babies born in Scottish jails in past five years

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MORE than 30 children have been born to female prisoners in Scotland in the past five years.     Last year alone, seven inmates gave birth while...

Royalty payments for entertaining prisoners hit £42,000

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TAXPAYERS have forked out more than £40,000 in royalty payments over the past two years for prisoners' entertainment. New figures show that music and movies...

Tool hire firm accused of using prisoners as ‘cheap labour’

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PRISONERS are being used as “cheap labour” to safety-check DIY and construction tools. Inmates at high-security Glenochil Prison in Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, are responsible for testing...

Prisoners collect cash to buy brain op girl Zoe a pony

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A SCOTS youngster recovering from a brain tumour has received the gift of a pony – from inmates at a Scottish prison. The prisoners from...

Pay rise for prisoners as millions face job uncertainty

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THE average wage earned by prisoners has risen by more than seven per cent since the economic crisis began. Prisoners are enjoying the pay rises...
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