Tag: scottish prison service

Officers delete 55 illegal prisoner Facebook accounts

Court & Crime

Deadline News Journalist - June 12, 2015

TECH-SAVVY Scots prisoners have been signing on to social media from behind bars. Figures released by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) showed that officers have...

Blood, borstal and black death: Scottish prisoners’ DVD choices revealed

Scottish News

Peter Laing - April 29, 2015

ONE of Scotland’s toughest jail has revealed its top five movies - and a tale about the bubonic plague, starring Eddie Redmayne, tops the...

One Scots prison officer a day disciplined

In the Scottish Press

Deadline News Journalist - September 19, 2014

ALMOST 150 Scottish prison officers have been disciplined for offences including trafficking and security breaches in the past three years. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS)...

£5m spent on church ministers for Scotland’s prisoners

Scottish News

Peter Laing - October 24, 2013

JAIL chiefs have spent more than £5m providing church ministers to Scotland’s prisoners over the past five years. Despite the image of nation’s jails as...

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...

Scottish inmates could be allowed to Skype their families

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - May 26, 2013

SCOTTISH inmates could be allowed to Skype their families from jail under new plans being considered by prison bosses. The Scottish Prison Service is currently...

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