Under the law, the Crown, which includes the Scottish Prison Service, cannot be held criminally responsible for deaths in ...

“The management know this and Stevenson and his pals all want transfers to other jails as they know HMP Edinburgh is a Richardson-run prison ... by firearms officers and specialist organised ...

A trans woman prisoner serving a life sentence in the female section of HMP Edinburgh was convicted of assaulting a woman officer by forcibly pushing her up against the door. The incident happened ...

Steve Ley - whose joined HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS ... “When they looked at me, I didn’t fit into their view of the prison officer – I wasn’t 6ft tall, I’m 5ft 8in, my ...

It does not shield them from civil liability, such as the case brought by the family of Allan Marshall, who died after being restrained by up to 17 prison officers at HMP Edinburgh in 2010.