A family is preparing to sue Scotland’s only private prison, HMP Addiewell, for negligence after their 22-year-old son died ...

Paris Green, who is serving life for murder, was initially charged with assaulting the victim by forcibly pushing a door in ...

The Lilias Centre gives inmates greater freedom than traditional prisons and prepares them for life in the community.

New research has found that 4 out of 5 males in prison have a history of significant head injury, with many having been ...

Prisoners spend 23.5 hours a day locked in their cells, with a brief, 30-minute window for exercise or religious activities ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison on Saturday, a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand ...

Three transgender people incarcerated in federal custody sued the Trump administration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Friday in a class action lawsuit over new policies restricting their ...

Scotland’s new £1 billion super-prison could be like a “Costa Coffee”, the governor of the jail it is replacing has said. Michael Stoney said he wanted HMP Glasgow to be viewed as a ...

Barlinnie’s prison chief has told of his wish for Glasgow’s new super jail to be “like a Costa Coffee.” Michael Stoney, has spoken about the £1bn replacement of the notorious Provanmill ...

The new prison, with a capacity of 1,344, is set to be operational by 2028. Work is currently ongoing at the old Provan Gas Works site. In an exclusive interview with the Glasgow Times, Michael Stoney ...