Speaking ahead of a Scottish Parliament debate on drugs misuse in prisons, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today warned that the government is in a state of confus ...

People released from prison in Scotland are facing a mental health and substance use crisis, according to new research. The study tracked more than 8,000 former prisoners over four years to assess ...

People released from prison in Scotland are facing a mental health and substance use crisis, according to a first-of-its-kind ...

The research, which tracked more than 8,000 people freed from Scottish prisons over four years, discovered that ex-cons were eight times more likely to be taken to hospital in an ambulance for mental ...

Two talented inmates at Glasgow’s Barlinnie jail spent three weeks working on stunning statues dedicated to the prison’s ...

The drugs crisis in English and Welsh prisons has reached “endemic” levels, “fostering a dangerous culture of acceptance that must be broken”, said the House of Commons Justice Committee. The prison ...

For four years I worked in His Majesty’s Prison Service. Most of my time was spent with two groups: vulnerable prisoners, often those convicted of sexual offences who couldn’t safely be located on ...