Tag: scottish prison service

Scots prisoners spend 90% of jail time doing nothing

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IDLE Scottish prisoners are spending more than 90% of their time in jail doing nothing. Inmates at some of Scotland’s busiest jails devote almost 22...

Paperwork errors put sex criminals and violent thugs back on the streets

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PRISON bosses have admitted to setting loose nearly 50 paedophiles and violent criminals because of “sloppy” admin errors. Figures released through a Freedom Of Information...

Scottish prison staff splash 100k on taxis

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SCOTTISH prison staff splashed out more than £100,000 on taxis fares over the past five years. The huge bill was run up ferrying prisoners and...

Cons off air: Jamming technology could block prisoners’ mobile calls

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PRISON chiefs are planning to spend £1m per jail to stop inmates using their smuggled mobile phones. Despite an ongoing security crackdown, huge numbers of...

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...

Polmont branded a ‘holiday camp’ by young offenders

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PRISONERS have compared Scotland’s largest young offenders institution to a “holiday camp with whatever you need”, and say they often prefer life on the...
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