Known as the ‘Big Hoose’, it has housed every criminal from serial killers to terrorists and is known for housing some of the ...

Anas Sarwar vowed to set up a Scottish Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as he blasted the SNP over a new prison ...

ANAS Sarwar tonight demanded Nats rip up the £1billion contract to build the replacement for Barlinnie prison. The Scottish Labour leader called for the tenders process to be re-run after costs ...

The first of up to 390 prisoners are being released early in the latest attempt to ease overcrowding in Scotland's jails.

The early release of prisoners in Scotland continues today with hundreds of inmates expected to be set free over the next few ...

The Independent Sentencing Review said longer jail terms have been a ‘knee jerk’ policy response which has led to an overwhelmed system.

Child criminal exploitation and “cuckooing” are set to be explicitly outlawed in new legislation set to be introduced to Parliament next week. The Crime and Policing Bill will also include measures ...

DECISION over the future of Scotland’s largest prison is in limbo as heritage bosses consider whether the building should be listed. Historic Environment Scotland is seeking views from the public ...

Labour will ban mobile phones in Scotland’s schools if it wins power in next year’s Holyrood election, Anas Sarwar has ...

Anas Sarwar has called for "fewer chief executives and more doctors" as he pledged the "biggest reform of the NHS in decades" ...

In just a year and a half, at least eight victims of drug misuse have been buried in Oban's Pennyfuir cemetery.