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Scottish Prisons
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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
More than one in four prisoners now on remand due to covid-19 court backlog
More than one in four prisoners in Scottish jails are now serving time behind bars despite not yet facing a
Call made for improved out-of-hours mental health care in prisons
Immediate changes should be made to put in place better out-of-hours mental health provision in prisons, it has been claimed
Scottish prisons fail to protect inmates at risk of suicide
By Billy Briggs and Amy McKinnon Scottish prisons have failed to protect vulnerable prisoners at risk of suicide due to
