Best-selling author Sir Ian Rankin @Beathhigh has visited HMP Edinburgh; the setting of his new novel 'Midnight and Blue'.
He gave some fascinating insights to his writing career and participated in a brilliant Q&A session with those in our care.
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- Mobile Phones Update: Women in HMP & YOI Cornton Vale received the first mobile phones to be issued in Scotland’s prisons yesterday.
- We are delighted to announce the completion of our first women's Community Custody Unit: 'The Bella Centre' in Dundee. The facility is the first of its kind in the UK, and marks a step change in the way Scotland supports women in custody. Read more: sps.gov.uk/Corporate/News…
- Last week we bid farewell to two highly respected Governors in Charge. David Abernethy of HMP Edinburgh, and Mike Hebden of HMP & YOI Grampian, retire after a combined 71 years of service. We wish them both a long and happy retirement. Read more: sps.gov.uk/Corporate/News…
- Virtual Visits will be available in 3 of our prisons from next week(HMP & YOI Polmont, HMP & YOI Cornton Vale and HMP Shotts). Roll-out to the remaining prisons is ongoing and we anticipate that Virtual Visits will be available in all prisons by the end of the month.
- 'Inside Barlinnie' is a 3-part series that explores the experiences of current and former staff & prisoners, as well as delving into a dark history of hangings, riots and escapes that have shaped the prison for over a century. A must see! Catch it on iplayer from tomorrow!
00:00 - Pleased to announce that visits to all Scottish Prisons will recommence on Monday 28 September details on SPS website sps.gov.uk/Corporate/Info…
- SPS invites anyone with an understanding of the management of transgender people in custody to input to the review of our Gender Identity and Gender Reassignment Policy. More information available here:
- We’re delighted to share that HMP & YOI Stirling, Scotland’s new national facility for women in custody, was today unveiled to the public, prior to opening next month. Read more: sps.gov.uk/Corporate/News…
- We were delighted to welcome @FritziHorstman and @PrisonKind to HMPs Barlinnie, Edinburgh and Addiewell over the past few weeks - with great feedback from those involved. @siscorecovery @natalieloganmac'I can be the spark that turns prisoners' lives around' Pilot scheme underway in three Scottish prisons focuses on childhood trauma: i.stv.tv/3MamPfo
00:00 - Mobile Phones Update: Mobile phones now in use at HMP & YOI Polmont.
- At HMP Inverness, staff have set up a Naloxone information stand in the visits waiting area. This aims to inform and reach out to families and friends of those in our care, to offer information about Naloxone and to break down barriers associated with its use.
- We are supporting the national Naloxone awareness campaign featuring the voice of @Martin_Compston by playing radio and TV adverts in Scotland's prisons. Those leaving custody are eligible to receive Naloxone, as this can be a time of elevated risk of overdose #StopTheDeaths
- We're delighted to welcome HMP Kilmarnock into the Scottish Prison Service, as its operation officially transferred to us from Serco on 17 March. This is a momentous occasion, as it is the first time a privately operated Scottish prison has transferred to the public sector.
