Scotland facing 'critical risk' from overcrowding in prisons
Scotland needs a national conversation on the "purpose of prison" as the justice system faces a 'critical risk' from ...
Head of Scottish prisons says service should not be immune from prosecution
Lawyer Aamer Anwar has called for a meeting with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to push for the lifting of Crown immunity ...
Prison service boss says it should lose prosecution immunity
Under the law, the Crown, which includes the Scottish Prison Service, cannot be held criminally responsible for deaths in ...
Scotland accused of breaching human rights law over prison social care
The Scottish Government could be in breach of international law through its handling of inmate social care, according to a care expert, as ...
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Head of Scottish prisons says service should not be immune from prosecution
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Head of Scottish prisons says service should not be immune from prosecution
The head of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has said Crown immunity for the prison service should be abolished, according to the lawyer representing the families of two young people who died in ...
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Head of Scottish prisons says service should not be immune from prosecution
The families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay met with the heads of the Scottish Prison Service on Wednesday (Nick Forbes/PA) The head of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has said Crown ...