Psychiatrist appointed to review mental health support for young prisoners
A leading psychiatrist has been appointed to oversee an independent review of the mental health support services available to young people behind bars.
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New electronic tagging risk assessment tool for prisoners ‘will not be rushed’
Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has told MSPs he does not know when a new risk assessment tool to help determine if prisoners should be released on electronic tags will be ready.
Inmates packed in like sardines at crowded prisons, Lib Dems warn
The majority of Scotland’s prisons were at or beyond their maximum capacity last month, figures show.
Law killer Robbie McIntosh’s supervision ‘fell between authorities’
A senior Dundee councillor has said he fears Law killer Robbie McIntosh was not properly supervised while on home leave from prison because he was on the border of two local authorities.
Scotland must make progress in tackling plastic pollution, says MSP
Significant progress must be made in Scotland in an effort to tackle plastic pollution, an MSP has said.
Police should get power to double on the spot fines for ‘swift justice’ – Tories
Doubling on the spot fines for anti-social behaviour would help police deliver “swift justice” to low-level offenders, the Conservatives have said.
Victims Taskforce to meet for the first time
An expert group established to improve victims’ experiences of the Scottish justice system is meeting for the first time later on Wednesday.
#MeToo victims not helped by ‘alarming’ attitudes to rape, campaigners say
An “alarming” proportion of British adults remain unclear about what constitutes rape, despite the rise of the #MeToo movement, a campaign group has said.
Only one criminal given maximum jail term for carrying knife, figures reveal
Scotland’s courts have only imposed one maximum five-year jail sentence for knife carrying in a year, new figures show.
Angus killer absconded from Castle Huntly jail to go on pub crawl
A killer from Tayside who was given home leave with a drink ban used the travel money he was given to abscond and go on a cross-country pub crawl.