The Scottish Prison Service confirmed McTaggart died on February 4 at the Saughton jail and a fatal accident inquiry will be ...

A Scots money launderer who delivered wages to gangsters has died in jail. . Gerard McTaggart, 49, was jailed for four years ...

The replacement for Barlinnie prison will cost almost £1 billion, almost 10 times the initial estimate. The updated cost was ...

The Scottish Prison Service revealed that McTaggart died in HMP Edinburgh this week, on February 4. McTaggart, of Tollcross, Glasgow, was jailed at the High Court in Lanark by judge Lord Summers ...

Edinburgh gang boss Mark Richardson has ... would get early release to ease pressure on the system. The Scottish Prison Service has been coping with more than 8300 prisoners – the highest ...

A DIRTY cash courier who delivered huge cash sums to Scotland’s biggest crime gang has died in custody. Gerard McTaggart, 49, was caged in August 2023 after he was caught running a wages ...

Up to 390 short-term prisoners who have served 40 per cent of their sentence will be released by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) in three tranches over six weeks. Ms Constance said when HMP ...

Staff at HMP Edinburgh, known locally as Saughton Prison ... In the first 10 months of 2024 there were 65,719 working days lost to sickness among Scottish Prison Service's (SPS) 4900 staff. This ...

Landline telephones will be fitted in Scottish jail cells for the first time. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) said these would replace mobile phones issued during the Covid pandemic. Inmates ...