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Scottish Prison Service
17 posts
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.
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.
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.
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.
Scrutiny over phone snooping tech won’t extend to Scotland
The Scottish Government will allow public bodies to use IMSI catchers with less oversight than in England and Wales, despite privacy fears.
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.
Mobile phone firms secretly help government deploy spy technology
Mobile phone firms have been criticised for letting government agencies exploit weaknesses in their networks rather than taking steps to secure customer data.
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.
