A Green Party candidate running for election to the Scottish Parliament has said she wants to abolish prisons. Kate Nevens ...

The Scottish Prison Service says it is doing all it can to stop the illegal use of mobile phones and recognises the impact on ...

Scottish politics is in uproar after a Green election candidate argued that prisons should be abolished. Such a proposal may ...

The 28-year-old died at HMP Edinburgh - also known as Saughton prison - last Friday A second prisoner has died in a Scottish prison - days after a 19-year-old died at Polmont Young Offenders ...

An innovative scheme in Scotland is helping dads in prison become better parents. Myra Anubi visits Barlinnie jail in Glasgow to meet the prisoners taking part. First they are taught parenting skills ...

The comments, made by Edinburgh and Lothians East hopeful Kate Nevens, have been branded "monumentally stupid".

A row has erupted after Kate Nevens called for the abolition of prisons, with critics branding the idea “monumentally stupid” and ...

Scottish Conservatives have announced plans to send prisoners overseas to complete their sentences – with leader Russell Findlay insisting ...

Scotland's prison population has reached a record high. The number of people in custody has been rising for many months and on Tuesday hit 8,430. That number surpasses the previous record of 8,420 set ...

Green MSP candidate Kate Nevens said she wants the “complete abolition” of Scotland’s prison estate.