Tag: Scottish Prisons

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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