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Scots cops stop man with drone near prison amid drug smuggling crackdown

Cops have teamed up with the Scottish Prison Service to tackle an outbreak of drug smuggling at the prison.

Daily Record

Scottish Prison Service ‘can weed out potential gender reform abusers’

A SENIOR prisons official has said the service will be able to weed out people seeking to abuse reforms to gender recognition laws.

The National (Scotland)

Armed robber who brandished blade at terrified shop assistant dies behind bars

Andrew Whiteford, aged 38, died at HMP Kilmarnock on Tuesday, May 31.

Daily Record

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Dundee woman almost beaten to death with dumbbell in woods by killer launches campaign for justice

Maniac Robbie McIntosh was on jail leave when he attacked defenceless dog walker Linda McDonald with a dumbbell

Daily Record

Death of elderly prisoner at HMP Low Moss to be probed by inquiry

The Scottish Prison Service say that Police Scotland have been made aware of the death and a report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow banter at HMP Barlinnie vital during darkest days of pandemic

At HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow the 1,200 inmates were not allowed out of their cells inside the country's largest prison for fear of catching and spreading the virus.

Glasgow Live

Drunk quantity surveyor became aggressive with wife after wine tasting event

John Dougan got "aggressive due to be being hungry" after the cheese-and-wine gathering.

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Clydebank man jailed for stabbing own son to death two decades ago dies in prison

Edward Simpson, 55, a prisoner at HMP Castle Huntly, died on March 18. The Scottish Prison Service has confirmed that a Fatal Accident Inquiry will be carried out in due course.

Glasgow Live

Machete murder bid thug poses for Instagram and Snapchat pics days after being locked up in Scots jail

At the High Court in Paisley last week, Leonard Cole was convicted by a jury of trying to kill a man in a broad daylight attack on Union Street in Greenock.

Daily Record

Prison governor accused of 'dangerous decisions' at high security HMP Shotts

Prison officers at a top security jail housing some of Scotland's most dangerous criminals have passed a motion of no confidence in the Governor William Stuart. Staff have issued a letter to the Scottish Prison Service.

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