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The project to replace Scotland's most notorious prison has doubled in cost and is running years behind schedule, leaving opposition parties stunned.
More than half of prisoners said they had witnessed staff "abusing, bullying, threatening or assaulting" another inmate which ...
Prison reformers have expressed alarm at reports on Barlinnie prison being a place pf "fear ... And she believes that, given a new prison for Glasgow is at least three years away, bosses must ...
HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) said it "strongly urged" the Scottish government to do more to tackle the "fundamental problem" of overcrowding at HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow.
The decision whether or not Barlinnie will become a listed building has been delayed. The Victorian prison, which is set to be out of commission by 2028, could become A-listed, which would support ...
A survey at Barlinnie has produced “worrying” findings of reports of prison staff abusing and assaulting prisoners. The His Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons (HMIP) report into the Glasgow jail included ...
The His Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons (HMIP) report into the Glasgow jail included a pre-inspection survey. The survey found more than half of those serving sentences reported abuse from bullying to ...