Reform UK activist claimed to know that Northern Ireland migrants would be targeted

Concerns have been raised after a Reform UK campaigner claimed he knew in advance that migrants in Belfast would be targeted following the heinous attack on Stephen Ogilvie. Reform UK said it has “repeatedly and unequivocally condemned violence, intimidation and criminal damage”.

Howard League for Penal Reform in Scotland

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Society

Rise in prison deaths raises questions about access to health care

A “small but sharp” rise in deaths in prisons should prompt serious questions about the impact of pandemic restrictions on

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Human rights

Continued prison lockdowns are ‘de facto solitary confinement’

Criminal justice experts have raised serious concerns about the “de facto solitary confinement” of Scottish prisoners over the last year,

Karin Goodwin Mar 19, 2021

Society

Every prisoner should have the right to vote, say human rights groups

Every prisoner in Scotland should be given the right to vote in elections, according to an independent penal reform organisation.

Billy Briggs Jun 10, 2019

Society

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Over 30,000 Scots in mental health crisis turned to A&E last year. Two thirds were not admitted

Reform UK activist claimed to know that Northern Ireland migrants would be targeted

Howard League for Penal Reform in Scotland

Rise in prison deaths raises questions about access to health care

Continued prison lockdowns are ‘de facto solitary confinement’

Every prisoner should have the right to vote, say human rights groups

Podcast: what’s behind the rise in self-harming in Scottish prisons?