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Tag: Prison

Homeless prisoners get home leave at an average cost of £3,600 each

PRISONERS are being sent on home leave even though they don’t have homes to go to - at an average cost of £3,600 each. Jail...

Scots prison dog wagged its tail so hard it required medical attention

THE Scottish Prison Service have revealed that one of their guard dogs wagged its tail so enthusiastically that it required medical attention. The prison service...

60 improvised razor weapons seized in Scots jails

PRISON officers last year seized more than 60 weapons improvised using the blades from plastic safety razors. New figures from the Scottish Prison Service show...

One female prison officer attacked each week in Scotland

ATTACKS on female prison officers have more than doubled in the past two years, according to new statistics.     The “worrying” figures show that last year,...

Hardened criminals to be taught drama therapy

A RENOWNED Scots theatre has come up with a “new and different” way of preventing hardened criminals from reoffending - teaching them drama therapy. Dangerous...

Scots cons get “mindfulness” training in bid to reduce violence

SOME of Scotland’s most dangerous prisoners have been taking part in yoga classes and doing breathing exercises in a bid to control their violent...

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