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‘I am like a prisoner again’ – Glasgow’s destitute Eritreans
With no access to work or housing, destitute Eritreans in Glasgow have no prospect of returning to a homeland where they would face prison - or worse.
January 31, 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
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi deteriorating after five years in prison
The condition of imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi is worsening both physically and mentally, according to his wife.
June 22, 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
Prisoners outwit £1.2m mobile phone blocking technology
Calls for a privacy probe after Scottish Prison Service is first UK agency to admit using controversial phone blocking technology.
May 25, 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
Far right group aimed to recruit Erskine locals over asylum seekers
A far right group behind anti-asylum seekers protests in Erskine was trying to recruit “disgruntled locals” and is a “threat and risk” to public safety, according to a police intelligence report.
April 5, 2024
Revealed: The revolving door between fossil fuel industry and the UK Government
Over 100 people from the oil and gas sector have taken up senior government roles, and two dozen have left such positions to work for major oil companies.
March 31, 2024