Christopher Joannidis was sentenced to five-and-a-half years behind bars for his role in a 2023 crash that killed five people ...

Built at a cost of more than $1 billion, an enormous new jail is empty more than two years after it was built – with millions spent on leaky ceilings and malfunctioning security.

Britain's old-fashioned Victorian "hell hole" jails are set to be replaced with a new generation of "super prisons" under plans being considered by Prisons Minister Beverley Hughes, she said today.

Barlinnie's replacement HMP Glasgow will serve as a community hub, the governor has revealed. The new prison, with a capacity ...

Barlinnie’s prison chief has told of his wish for Glasgow’s new super jail to be “like a Costa Coffee.” Michael Stoney, has ...

He explained: ‘The main difference is at a Victorian prison, the transactional tasks take up all the time. ‘In Barlinnie, it takes an hour-and-a-half for a meal in one house block.

Barlinnie's governor has responded after Glasgow's new jail was branded a "leisure centre". Conservative leader Russell ...

Jeff Kennett, who served as Victorian premier for eight years, has called for an even stronger approach to youth crime in the state, advocating for radical "farm-like facilities" instead of bail for ...

The notorious Barlinnie prison in Glasgow is at the forefront of overcrowding problems. The Victorian jail, which opened in the 1880s, is now at 140% capacity with nearly 1,400 prisoners when it ...

An item ‘destroying lives’ is set to be banned in one state in an Australian first, with those caught to face years behind ...