Axe murderer Thomas McCulloch has been released from Castle Huntly open prison near Dundee.

The 65-year-old diagnosed psychopath killed three people when he escaped from the State Hospital at Carstairs in 1976, with fellow patient Robert Mone.

Prisoners in Glasgow's HMP Barlinnie make short film about life in the infamous prison

The 25 minute film titled Barlinnies got talent, was written by  Rony Bridges, who works with prisoners in Barlinnies creative writing group. Bridges and his friend...

THE Scottish Prison Service claim the underfloor heating, at the £140million HMP Grampian, will reduce energy consumption and meet emission targets.

FORMER gangster Paul Ferris has achieved global recognition — for his CHARITY work.

The ex-hood features on a Who’s Who list which says he’s shown “exceptional commitment to achieving per...

JAIL bosses have been accused of running a glorified discount store after the prices in prison shops was revealed on the Scottish Prison Service website.

PRISON inmates can buy cut-price groceries cheaper than at Tesco.

Jail bosses were accused yesterday of runn...

PAUL CAIRNS, who was jailed for 10 years for trying to smuggle cocaine into the UK, posted a picture of his daughter on Facebook from his prison cell.

A GRINNING Scots drug smuggler shows off the baby girl he fathered INSIDE a Caribbean jail.

Paul Cairns posted the phot...

DELUDED killer Matthew McFadden is planning a new life abroad — after getting hooked on telly show What Happens in Kavos.Evil McFadden — who pounded his victim’s head with a paving slab — has been glued to the reality series showing Brits misbehaving in the...

ROBERT Jack served ten years of a life sentence for killing 19-year-old Robert Begley at a garage in Livingston in 2002.

THE family of a teenager stabbed to death after a row at a petrol station have told his killer he should be ashamed – for moaning that he can’t go on a sunshine holiday.

Murderer Robert Jack complained on Facebook after being told he couldn’t go on a ...

A man who took his own life while on remand in Greenock Prison may still be alive if he had been seen by a doctor, a fatal accident inquiry has found.

Dale Mulholland, 22, was remanded in custody on 15 March 2011 after being charged with assault to severe injury.

He was found dead in...

HMP ABERDEEN is due to shut in six months, and none of the new mattresses and duvets will be transferred to its replacement HMP Grampian.

HMP AberdeenSWNSINMATES at a prison due to shut in six months were bought brand new mattresses and duvets after kicking up a stink.

Priso...