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“Prisons crisis should surprise nobody” Scotsman. Article by Clive Fairweather, former Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland
Posted by MM on Fri 31st Aug 2007 at 7:02 am“Prisoner complaints fall” Holyrood.com
“Watchdog questions inmates policy” Herald
“Prisoner complaint numbers fall” BBC
See also
Scottish Prisons Complaints Commission’s Annual Report 2006-2007
Posted by MM on Wed 29th Aug 2007 at 7:26 am“How is it possible to rehabilitate prisoners on £47 and a travel card?” Herald
“Mistakes oft repeated” Herald
Update
“Judge ‘wrong to back inmate’ in human rights phone case” Scotsman
“Prisoner’s phone case overturned” BBC
“Prison phone decision overturned”STV
“Prisoner phone calls ruling premature, say judges” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 23.03.07
“Jail phone case appeal considered” BBC
Following posted on 21.03.07
“Outrage at ‘ludicrous’ rights for prisoners” Press and Journal
“Prison Inspector backs jail phone call decision” STV
“Jail messages before inmate calls ‘breach human rights’ ” Herald
“Judge backs armed robber in fight over jail phone message” Scotsman
“The law-abiding have rights, too” Scotsman
“Prisoner wins phone rights case” BBC
“Armed robber wins prison phone legal fight” STV
“Prisoner wins phone message case” Law Society Journal Online
Press release
“MacAskill on Prisoner Phone Rights Case” SNP
“Phone system case makes Scotland a laughing stock” Scottish Conservatives
See also
Potter: Opinion 2007CSIH67 21.8.07
Potter: Opinion 2007CSOH56
Official Report 22.307: Miss Goldie: I sincerely hope that at the top of the agenda for discussion when the First Minister and the Prime Minister next meet will be how the European convention on human rights has been incorporated into our law. . .