The radical move, to be announced today, follows a highly critical report earlier this year by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons that claimed the prison was “in crisis”, with most inmates living in unacceptable conditions.
Female inmates will be sent to male-only jails closer to their homes following damning criticism of Scotland’s only prison for women.
The radical move, to be announced today, follows a highly critical report earlier this year by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons that claimed the prison was “in crisis”, with most inmates living in unacceptable conditions.