Report ‘paints a sobering picture’ of overcrowding at Scottish prison

If Scotland’s prisons are at ‘breaking point’, why are assaults on prison officers in England & Wales nearly THREE times as frequent as in Scotland and yet they’re not at breaking point?

warned the prison system is at breaking point……The jail’s population has reduced since earlier this year and staff absences have improved. Professor John Robertson OBA BBC Scotland today is headlining a story they have gathered themselves in anticipation of linking it to the Scottish Government in an upcoming Holyrood vote on early prisoner release to reduce prison overcrowding. I’m sure Scotland’s prisons are overcrowded and that that’s not a g…

Report ‘paints a sobering picture’ of overcrowding at Scottish prison

Report exposes 'unacceptable conditions' at HMP Glenochil in Clackmannanshire.