Hundreds of prisoners set to be released early to ease overcrowding

More prisoners freed early to ease overcrowding

'Total system chaos:' Overcrowding crisis will see more than 400 prisoners released

Hundreds of inmates will be freed early under emergency plans to tackle dangerous overcrowding, Justice Secretary Angela Constance has confirmed.

Hundreds of prisoners set to be released early to ease overcrowding

Hundreds of prisoners are set to be released early to tackle prison overcrowding.

Hundreds more Scots prisoners to be released early as jails reach crisis point again

The £1 billion replacement for HMP Barlinnie is still years away from completion as Scotland's prison service struggles to deal with the volume of inmates behind bars.

Justice secretary able to call for emergency prisoner release as released prisoners are now 27% less likely to re-offend than they were when Labour was in power

By Professor John Robertson, OBA From BBC Scotland today: Around 470 prisoners could be released early from Scottish prisons by the end of the year. Justice secretary Angela Constance has asked parliament to pass emergency legislation that would see short-term prisoners – within 180 days of their release date – to be freed in tranches in November and December. It is the third time early release has been used in this way in Scotland since last su…

Hundreds of prisoners to be released early from 'overcrowded' Scottish jails

Ten of Scotland's prisons are at 'red risk status' and ten are 'on or over their assessed capacity tolerance'.