Tag: Scottish Prison Service
Cyber warning for prisons
A government watchdog has warned that Scotland’s prisons are vulnerable to cyber attacks by criminal hackers due to poor online security.
Scotland’s Auditor General has told the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) that a cyber attack...
Prisoner who escaped from G4S Security van recaptured in Bellshill
Police have confirmed that Anthony Ferrie who escaped from a G4S security van after a hospital appointment has been arrested in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire.
Ferrie had been to St John's Hospital in Livingston on Thursday August...
Prisoner escapes G4S van after hospital visit
Police have launched a search for a prisoner who escaped from the custody of a private security firm around 2.15pm this afternoon.
A police helicopter was called to the scene after the man jumped from a G4S van whilst...
Clamp down on crime in vicinity of HMP Edinburgh
Police took part in a joint-agency operation at HMP Edinburgh last Friday to detect and disrupt criminal activity at and near the prison and to promote road safety in support of the national summer drink driving...
Prisoner taken to ERI with serious neck injury
The Scottish Prison Service have confirmed that a male prisoner from Saughton Prison was injured and admitted to hospital in the early hours of this morning. It is understood the prisoner, a 32 year-old...
Councillors petition Scottish Government over club closure
The Edinburgh Prison Officers Club have been given notice to quit their premises by today but now they have support from all city councillors and Gordon MacDonald MSP in their bid to stay put....
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