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Prison service investigating complaints of pro-IRA clapping by senior manager
The Scottish Prison Service is investigating complaints that a senior manager allegedly clapped along to pro-IRA chants at a ...
Belfast News Letter on MSN1d
Scottish authorities probe IRA chanting as Deputy Prison Governor John Docherty claps hands
Scottish police and prison authorities are looking into allegations that a Deputy Prison governor was filmed clapping along ...
Scots prison officer filmed clapping to 'IRA chant' as probe launched into viral clip
A Scots prison officer has been filmed clapping along to chants of "Up the Ra" at a pub on Sunday. John Docherty, the Deputy ...
'Pink cocaine' leaves eight Scots prisoners in hospital after 'horrendous' scenes
Eight prisoners at a Scots jail were rushed to hospital in just 24 hours after they took "pink cocaine". The incident at HMP ...
Scots prison boss filmed clapping along while punters sing pro-IRA tune as jail chiefs launch probe
A SENIOR prison manager and a junior screw have been filmed clapping along to a sectarian chant in a pub following the ...
The Independent on MSN8d
Scottish Prison Service committed to preventing further suicides
The Scottish Prison Service has apologised to the families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay, who took their own lives in Polmont Young Offenders’ Institute and committed to preventing further ...
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Scottish Prison Service apologises to families of young people who took their own lives
The head of the Scottish Prison Service has apologised to the families of two young people who took their own lives – just ...
Four out of five males in prison have a history of significant head injury
New research has found that 4 out of 5 males in prison have a history of significant head injury, with many having been ...
The prison with no bars on the windows where women prepare for freedom
The Lilias Centre gives inmates greater freedom than traditional prisons and prepares them for life in the community.
Peterhead Prison Museum to launch guided tours as 100 visitors offered free tickets
Once infamous as Scotland’s toughest prison, Peterhead Prison is now offering visitors the chance to get guided tours around ...
Scottish Legal News7d
New BBC series to look at women’s prisons
A new series provides a rare look into two of Scotland’s prisons which house women – HMP and YOI Grampian in Peterhead which ...
Inside Time2d
Locals plan to turn Inverness prison into community centre
A community group is looking to take over HMP Inverness when it eventually closes. The prison is one of Scotland’s oldest operating jails, opened 120 years ago, and is soon to be replaced by HMP ...