The number of people in Scotland's jails reached 8,430 on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record of 8,420 set in 2012.

Hadush Kebatu has been found in Finsbury Park after a two-day manhunt was triggered by his accidental release from HMP ...

Scotland's prison population has reached a record high. The number of people in custody has been rising for many months and ...

The number of people in Scotland’s prisons has hit a record high, the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has said. There were ...

A FREED villain who mocked Labour’s early release scheme is now an online fitness show-off after he was sent back to jail.

A report by the prison service said 262 inmates were freed by mistake in the 12 months until March, compared to just 115 in ...

A CHARITY boss helping cons given early release warns they’ll be back “within 24 hours”. Another 800 prisoners are about to ...

Some 262 prisoners were “released in error” in the year to March, compared to 115 in 2023/24, a 128 per cent increase, ...

Lawyer Jose Cienfuegos asked the state's top corrections official to stop any additional early releases and return to custody ...

Government data reveals the number of prisoners mistakenly released more than doubled in the year to March 2025. His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) reported 262 such releases between ...