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Scots prisons recorded 97 allegations of ‘sexual assault and inappropriate behaviour’
Scottish prisons have recorded nearly 100 allegations of “sexual assault and inappropriate behaviour” and 12,511 claims of physical assault in the last five years.
March 5, 2024
What is the policy for trans people in prisons in the UK?
Ferret Fact service looks at the controversy around a trans woman convicted of rape being held in a women's prison.
January 27, 2023
Call made for improved out-of-hours mental health care in prisons
Campaigners call for immediate changes to put in place better out-of-hours mental health provision in prisons.
January 22, 2019
Scots prisons to consult on changes to transgender policy
The Scottish Prison Service plans to alter its gender identity and reassignment policy for people in custody after a consultation - a move welcomed by campaigners.
December 20, 2018
Podcast: what’s behind the rise in self-harming in Scottish prisons?
Cases in which people try to hurt or kill themselves in prison have risen by over a third in the last four years.
September 21, 2017
Revealed: the rise in self-harm in Scottish prisons
Cases in which people try to hurt or kill themselves in prison have risen by over a third in the last four years.
July 25, 2017
No-one caught for drone drug deliveries to prisons
No-one has been caught for using drones to smuggle contraband drugs, tobacco and mobile phones into Scottish prisons, The Ferret can reveal.
November 1, 2016
Scottish prisons fail to protect inmates at risk of suicide
Scottish prisons have failed to protect vulnerable prisoners at risk of suicide due to a number of serious breaches of official policy, an investigation by the Scottish Inquirer can reveal.
July 16, 2014
Four people die every week in Scotland while in state custody or care
Four people die every week in Scotland while in prison, police cells or other forms of state detention or care, according to figures exclusively shared with The Ferret.
February 4, 2024