A report recommends that Scotland's only all-female jail should be demolished to make way for specialist units. Last week, the Commissi...

Three-quarters of prisoners in Scotland cannot functionally read, write or count, according to a study.

Sometimes Socialists feel for our political rivals . Yes , we really do . We know they know that their political programme and policies are ...

Just to reinforce the previous blog's comment that capitalism distorts all relationships a report comes out of Europe that finds many w...

In a recent Scotsman article it is estimated that the Scottish prison population will reach American-type proportions . Prof Coyle, head of ...