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Continued prison lockdowns are ‘de facto solitary confinement’
Criminal justice experts are raising serious concerns about the “de facto solitary confinement” of Scottish prisoners over the last year, with many facing intense levels of isolation.
Anti-torture committee warns of ‘excessive force’ used on Scottish prisoners
A European anti-torture committee has raised ongoing concerns about the use of segregation and “excessive force” used to control Scottish prisoners in “damning” new report.
More than one in four prisoners now on remand due to covid-19 court backlog
More than one in four prisoners in Scottish jails are now on remand, due to the impact of covid-19 restrictions on the courts.
Kidnapped by the state: Mexico’s political prisoners in the Covid-19 pandemic
To reduce the risks of Covid-19 in Mexico's overcrowded prisons, the government signed an amnesty law. But many political prisoners have not been released.
Every prisoner should have the right to vote, say human rights groups
Every prisoner in Scotland should be given the right to vote in elections, according to an independent penal reform organisation.
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.
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.
Prison suicides prompt call for fewer sentences to save lives
There have been more than 58 suicides over the last ten years in Scottish prisons.
Hunger strike by UK businessman in Belarus prison
A British businessman imprisoned in Belarus has staged a hunger strike in protest at the conditions in which he and others are being held.
