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Trans woman Isla Bryson has been jailed for eight years for raping two women before she transitioned. (PA) Scottish transgender rapist Isla Bryson has been jailed for eight years for attacking two ...
A transgender prisoner, who was on Tuesday convicted of raping two women in attacks carried out before she changed gender, has ignited a fierce debate in Britain about how the justice system treats ...
Jail chiefs are planning to roll out the scheme in Scotland’s 14 other jails in the coming weeks. All family and friends visits have been banned since March due to Covid-19 risks. Phones will not be ...
A TEENAGER has committed suicide at Scotland’s women-only prison. Sarah Mitchell, 19, was found dead at Cornton Vale jail, near Stirling yesterday morning. She was serving a 26-month sentence for ...
A scheme which encourages local communities to prevent illegal items being smuggled into prisons has been launched at HMP Cornton Vale. PrisonWatch Scotland aims to prevent illegal activity, and ...
Kath Murray is a founding member of MurrayBlackburnMackenzie (MBM). MBM is a not-for-profit independent policy analysis collective, established in 2018. Most of this work is on an unpaid basis, with ...
A CORNTON Vale prisoner attacked staff with her false leg after covering her cell in blood and excrement, a damning report has found. The double-ampitee, known only as Ms Y, lashed out at the ...
An anti-torture watchdog has revealed fears about the use of segregation and excessive force in Scottish jails. A new report included allegations from a women with borderline personality disorder, who ...
Scotland’s only women’s jail is heading for a crisis after taking on much needier, younger prisoners, according to Clive Fairweather, chief inspector of prisons. Cornton Vale Prison in Stirlingshire ...
Prison bosses blocked a visit between Gateshead toddler Liam Fee’s killers after discovering jail social workers had arranged for the pair to meet in private. Senior management in the Scottish Prison ...
The Scottish government announced a greater emphasis on crime prevention as part of its new justice strategy in July. Justice Secretary Michael Matheson published the new priorities as he started the ...
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