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Barlinnie jail in 'wretchedly poor state' - inspectors
Inspectors have described Scotland's largest prison as being in a "wretchedly poor state" while operating at 30% over ...
HMP Barlinnie: Scotland's largest prison in 'wretchedly poor state'
HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) notes the 143-year-old prison regularly houses more than 1,300 inmates ...
Barlinnie prisoners reporting 'bully' officer attacks at overcrowded jail
Survey pinpoints threats and attacks by "bully" officers at Scotland's biggest jail. Inspectors claim overcrowding is causing ...
Trans inmates should be given wigs, watchdog says
Scottish Prison Service urged to help support criminals on their ‘transgender journey’ with hard-to-source hairpieces ...
More than half of inmates at Scotland’s largest jail have seen staff ‘bullying or attacking’ other prisoners
MORE than half of prisoners at Scotland’s largest jail have seen staff bullying or attacking other inmates, according to a ...
Inspectors find Barlinnie in ‘wretchedly poor state’ with overcrowding rife
Inspectors have 'strongly urged' the Scottish Government to tackle the 'fundamental problem' of overcrowding at the prison.
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Barlinnie governor wants prison to be part of the community
Work is currently ongoing at the old Provan Gas Works site ... and a very different type of prison is set to replace it Barlinnie: the billion-pound price tag isn’t the real problem Why is ...