Hundreds of prisoners were subsequently released.

Daniel Kerr, 19, is believed to have taken his own life at Polmont Young Offenders Institution in Falkirk last Sunday.

THE family of the latest “deeply troubling” teen death at Scotland’s young offenders jail deserves answers over his tragic passing. Daniel Kerr, 19, died in a suspected suicide at Polmont a year ...

A TEEN has died in a young offenders jail where a “catalogue of failures” contributed to the deaths of two young people. The Scottish Prison Service has today revealed a 19-year-old being held at ...

The introduction of body-worn cameras to monitor confrontations between staff and prisoners in Scottish prisons is reportedly being resisted by prison officers who fear the recordings will be used ...

A North Wales prison worker swapped the control room for the rugby pitch to mark International Women's Day.

A teenager has died at Scotland’s young offender institution, where a “catalogue of failures” was found following the deaths of two other vulnerable prisoners. The 19-year-old male died at Polmont YOI ...

The young offenders institution was heavily criticised last year following the deaths of Katie Allan and William Brown in ...

Overcrowding is putting Scottish prisons under “intense and unsustainable pressure”, inspectors have warned in their annual report. At one jail, prisoners even had to sleep on mattresses on the ...

The annual Civil Service People survey has revealed that a significant proportion of government employees are realising ...