Tag: Scottish Prisons

Steroids found in vapes as total uncovered in prisons climbs 10%

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Sean McKinven - September 6, 2024

STERIODS found in Scots prisons has risen by 10% in four years including in areas "not typically" expected, like vapes. Researchers at the University of...

Scottish prison officers crack down on inmates’ secret Facebook use

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Deadline News Journalist - July 22, 2014

PRISON chiefs shut down 80 Facebook accounts used by inmates last year, after investigations into the use of social media behind bars. Out of 118...

£300K bill as Scottish prisons battle rat infestations

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Guest - January 22, 2014

PRISON chiefs are spending more than £300,000 in a bid to get their rat problem under control. The cash will be spent trying to kill...

Pampered Scottish prisoners claiming for luxury items

Deadline News Journalist - August 24, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond PAMPERED prisoners at high-security Saughton jail in Edinburgh are claiming hundreds of pounds in compensation for goods going missing behind bars –...

Party in Scotland’s plushest prison

Deadline News Journalist - December 5, 2008

By Michael MacLeod PRISON bosses partied last night (Friday) as the wraps came off Scotland’s newest prison. One week before inmates arrive, fat cats from the...