The existing HMP Barlinnie, built in 1880, was recently criticised for its apparently inadequate facilities. HM Inspectorate of Prisons concluded in last year’s report that the prison’s ...

The cost of HMP Glasgow has more than doubled from its 2019 estimate of £400m to £998.4m. This is nearly 10 times the ...

The replacement for Barlinnie prison will cost nearly £1bn, almost double the previous estimate. Justice Secretary Angela Constance confirmed a cost of £998.4m for HMP Glasgow in a letter to the ...

The governor of Barlinnie says he would "struggle" to survive life inside his own overcrowded prison. Michael Stoney described Scotland's largest jail as a "pressure cooker" and said new early ...

He explained: “The main difference is at a Victorian prison, the transactional tasks take up all the time. "In Barlinnie, it takes an hour and a half for a meal in one house block.

Swinney insists he wants to make sure there is a replacement prison that is safe and secure. HMP Glasgow will replace Barlinnie, which has been labelled not fit for purpose We now know the ...

which has been labelled not fit for purpose The replacement for Barlinnie prison will cost nearly £1bn, almost double the previous estimate. Justice Secretary Angela Constance confirmed a cost of ...