'Real concern': Prison deaths hit record with rate among highest in Europe

Deaths in Scots prisons among highest in Europe as numbers rise, report states

“It is of real concern that the mortality rate in our prisons has more than doubled in the last decade and is now among the highest in Europe."

'Real concern': Prison deaths hit record with rate among highest in Europe

A record number of people died in Scotland's prisons last year, according to major new research published today.

Number of deaths in Scottish prisons hits record high

The number of people dying in prison in Scotland is at a record high - according to new research shared exclusively with Channel 4 News.

Record numbers are dying in Scottish prisons, reveals new study

29.04.2025 - A major new research study has found the number of people dying in prison surged to a record number of 64 in 2024, a 60% increase on the previous year, making Scotland's mortality rate among the highest in Europe.

A morning of just prison addiction deaths, domestic abuse and job losses, chosen specially by the BBC Scotland editor, and the good news they won’t be telling you

Professor John Robertson OBA Only a few minutes long but packed with disturbing news for BBC Scotland’s Breakfast insert, this morning, the had drug deaths in prison and supposedly a lack of support for that, issues around domestic abuse and job losses at Dundee University. I’ve done research to prove that this is a constant agenda to emphasis the negative and anything that might be attributed to the Scottish Government. See these comparisons wi…

Custody deaths in Scotland hit record high as prison mortality soars 60%

New research finds 64 people died while in prison last year, making Scotland's mortality rate one of the highest in Europe.