Search results for "prisons"
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Report expresses concern over open prisons
Chief Inspector of Prisons has serious concerns over two open prisons.
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Fewer escaping from Scotland's open prisons
Chief Inspector of Prisons, Dr Andrew McLellan says in his latest report that fewer people are going on the run from open prisons in Scotland.
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Prisons inspector says short sentences do not work
Chief Inspector of prisons says sentences of less than 12 months do not rehabilitate offenders.
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Prisons inspector says short sentences do not work
Chief Inspector of prisons says sentences of less than 12 months do not rehabilitate offenders.
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The Real MacKay - The Inspector of Prisons, Sept 17 ...
The Real MacKay interviews the new Chief Inspector of Prisons in Scotland, Brigadier Hugh Monro.
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Concern over potential overcrowding in Tayside open ...
Reassurances have been given that open prisons in Tayside won't be swamped by extra inmates when a jail near Glasgow closes
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Dozens on the run from open prisons in the last thre...
More than 50 offenders have absconded from open prisons since the government vowed to tighten up the rules in 2008.
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Scotland's prison population set to rise
They are already badly overcrowded but it seems Scotland's prisons are about to get even busier.
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Planned new prisons may not be enough
Report predicts the number of inmates is likely to rise and overcrowding will continue.
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Report finds prison overcrowding getting worse
Chief Inspector of Prisons criticises the rise in prisoner numbers in his annual report.