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“Prisoners’ fresh food ‘shortfall’ ” BBC
“Bid to cut violence at Shotts” Evening Times
Press release
“Shotts Prison report” Scot. Exec.
See also
HMIP: HMP Shotts
“Education package to tackle sectarianism launched” Scottish TV
“Children urged to combat bigotry ” BBC
“McConnell launches school guide to banishing bigotry ” Scotsman
“How the humble potato can fight bigotry ” Herald
“Teach kids how not to be bigots” Daily Record
“Anti-bigots pack for every school” Evening Times
“McConnell launches anti-sectarian plan for Scottish schools” Evening News
Press release
“Anti-sectarian package for schools” Scot. Exec.
“Sheriff condemns jail over suicide” Herald
“Negligent prison staff ‘contributed to death of inmate’ ” Scotsman
“Private prison blame over suicide” BBC
“Private prison is so ‘badly run that lives are at risk’” Evening Times
“Knife-carrying common in private prison, says murderer ” Scotsman
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CjScotland 21.3.05: BBC documentary about HMP Kilmarnock: inquiry call
“Law helps to put damper on firework hooligans ” Evening News
See also
Mark Lazarowicz MP
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CjScotland 7.10.04: Fireworks curfew now in force
“Crown Office fighting ‘racism’” Daily Record
“Binge drinking fuels race attacks by women” Herald
“Prosecution service praised after Chhokar” Scotsman
Press releases
“Independent report on race matters” Scot. Exec.
“Lord Advocate Welcomes Independent Report on Race Matters” Crown Office. Follow menu link to ‘News’.
“CRE Scotland welcomes increase in conviction rate for race offences” CRE Scotland
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Inspectorate of Prosecution on Scotland: Thematic Report on Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s Response on Race Issues.
Response of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. Follow menu link to ‘News’.
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“Air shame lawyer speaks out on racism” Scotland on Sunday
“Government blamed for creating fear of ethnic minorities” Press and Journal
Update
“Call for inquiry into BBC prison suicide claims” Sunday Herald
Update 14.3.05
“Ex-chief inspector hits out ” Scotland on Sunday
Update 10.3.05
“Inquiry into prison after undercover investigation ” Scottish TV
“Action pledge over prison claims ” BBC
“Prison chief hits out at critics” BBC
“Staff at Scottish jail ‘ignored drug abuse’” Times
“Jamieson says no to immediate action over prison claims ” Scotsman
“Just the tip of the iceberg at Kilmarnock prison” Herald. Letter from Alex Neill MSP.
“SNP demands end to private prison contract” Herald
“Jail bosses to act after probe” Evening Times
“Private jail to probe ‘abuses’” Daily Record
Update 9.3.05
“Secret TV film reveals jail’s list of neglect” Herald
“Premier’s prison record” Herald
“Three prison officers suspended over allegations ” Scotsman
“Officers at private jail ‘ignored heroin use’” Independent
“Private prison failings exposed ” BBC
Following posted on 7.3.05.
“Undercover reporter in prison riot” Sunday Mail
“Prison Undercover” BBC
Prison Undercover - The Real Story: BBC ONE, Wednesday 9.3.05. at 9pm.
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Serco: markets - civil government - justice
HMIP: HMP Kilmarnock August 2003
Update
“Appeal over killer ruling ” Evening News 19.3.05
Update 17.3.05
“Ministers demand reason for contempt of court ruling ” Scotsman
Following posted on 16.3.05
“Justice minister rebuked by judges for contempt of court” Herald
“Ministers in contempt of court over inmate’s mail ” Scotsman
“Ministers in contempt over jail mail” Times
“Court holds ministers in contempt ” BBC
“Every government minister found guilty of contempt of court ” Scottish TV
See also
Opinion 15.3.05: William Beggs v. The Scottish Ministers
SPS consultation on prisoners correspondence
“Scots teenage girls most likely to be in violent relationships” Herald
“New face of abuse: one in five girls hit by boyfriend” Independent
“Alarm at acceptance of abuse by teenage girls ” Guardian
“Scots girls ‘most at risk of domestic abuse’” Evening News
“Scots girls are most likely to suffer abuse” Evening Times
“Study finds Scots teenage girls more likely to accept violence from boyfriends ” Scottish TV
See also
NSPCC: Teen Abuse Survey of Great Britain 2005 .
“£3m: That’s what drug dealers make in a year from just 60 street girls” Daily Record 21.3.05
“Glasgow men spend £3.3m on prostitutes” Evening Times
“Sex-trade in city ‘makes £3m a year for drug dealers’” Herald
See also
Glasgow City Council: prostitution policies and research
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CjScotland 20.12.04: Expert group report on street prostitution published.
“Terror expert critical of new laws” Courier 19.3.05
“Wrong weapon in the battle against terrorists ” Scotsman Opinion. Article by Professor Paul Wilkinson, chair of the Advisory Board of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at St Andrews University.