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Saturday, 21st November 2009

Scottish prisons

Prisoners' Week service EDINBURGH'S Saughton jail will mark Prisoners' Week tomorrow with a family service for inmates and their families.

Treatment of women in prison of 'deep concern' SENTENCES for women suffering from mental health problems should be reviewed, say MSPs.

£300,000 to teach inmates finer points of vandalism YOUNG offenders will be taught how to do graffiti in prison as part of a £300,000 arts project, The Scotsman has learned.

Jail storytelling sessions paid for by Edinburgh council taxpayers INMATES at Saughton Prison are being invited to storytelling sessions at the expense of city council taxpayers.

Rioting prisoners 'beat up staff'

600% rise in ex-cons back in court after flouting their parole

Violent prisoners 'should get more help'

System of 'one in, one out' may be needed for Scots jails

Scotland jails more of its citizens than any other European state

Fresh doubts over short jail terms as 75 per cent reoffend within 2 years

Rethinking remand could save taxpayer thousands

Prisoners claim cash for missing mobiles and games

Porridge to go: Her Majesty's portable prison

Criminals may avoid prison – if they have children

Woman hit by theft at prison

MacAskill: Low-level offenders better off out of prison

Sssshhh … you can't build an incinerator next to my jail, it'll ruin prisoners' sleep

Drugs deal earns prisoner four more months in jail

Crime pays as prison governors paid Scottish work bonus

Prison chiefs slated over inmate accidents

McLeish hits out at Labour 'nonsense' on prison sentencing

Anger at 'soft' jail terms for serious attacks

Justice secretary has an uphill struggle over short sentences

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