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Tag: Prison

Prisoners to be released on home visits for New Year’s eve

Scottish News Deadline News Journalist -
PRISONERS are to be released on home visits to celebrate the start of the new year. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) will release nine prisoners...

Phone seizures up at Shotts after mobile blocking system brought in

Court & Crime Deadline News Journalist -
A RECORD number of mobiles have been confiscated at a top security Scots jail - after bosses installed a system meant to block phone...

Inmates use celebrity hypnotist to kick smoking habits

Scottish News Deadline News Journalist -
SCOTS inmates are using celebrity hypnotist Paul McKenna to kick their smoking habits. The TV host’s self-help guide - Quit Smoking Today - has been...

Shotts jail tops list of 430 illegal Facebook investigations

Partner Posts Kirsty Stewart -
THE jail housing many of Scotland’s worst offenders has topped a list of investigations into illegal use of Facebook behind bars. Prison officers at Shotts...

£7m bill for 224 foreign cons in Scots jails last year

Court & Crime Deadline News Journalist -
AT LEAST 227 foreign criminals served time in Scottish jails last year - 131 of them from EU countries. Nearly half of the EU prisoners...

Prison service aware of “potential threat” of drones

Court & Crime Deadline News Journalist -
PRISON chiefs are investigating the “potential threat” of drones being used to smuggle contraband into Scottish jails. Remote-controlled drones are a low-cost way of transporting...
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