Scottish prisons

Anger at 'soft' jail terms for serious attacks THE Scottish Government has been accused of presiding over a "soft touch" justice system after it emerged that thugs convicted of attempted murder and serious assault had been given prison sentences of less than six months.

Justice secretary has an uphill struggle over short sentences THE political battle over the use of short prison sentences has become one of the most bitterly contested issues since the SNP took power in 2007.

6,000 on the run as police fail to fulfil warrants JUSTICE secretary Kenny MacAskill was accused of "losing grip" on crime yesterday after it was revealed that almost 6,000 suspected criminals are on the run in Scotland as police fail to fulfil their warrants.

Satellite tagging for killers in Scots open prisons MURDERERS and rapists who are in Scotland's open prison system should be fitted with GPS tags to cut the chances of them going on the run, a major new report has concluded.

MacAskill should have seen system was going awry for a long time

Series of errors blamed for prisoner's escape from open prison

Short jail terms for women slated

'Slopping out' legal block 'will not infringe human rights'

Brigadier who trained Iraq military takes on Scots prisons role

Prisoners cool off with fans

Army man takes over as Scottish prisons chief

Cut overcrowding in jails or face big rise in crime – watchdog

Probation dodged by hundreds of criminals

Prison chiefs: Short sentences are a university of crime

SPS to set out stance on jail overcrowding

Fears grow for killer

Salmond backs open prison system after Huntly escape

Salmond to be scrutinised

MacAskill facing Holyrood showdown

MacAskill approved leave for murderer who went on run

Salmond accused as killer goes on the run

'Hawk' hands himself in after week on run

Self-harm in jail blamed on abuse

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