Matthew Sharkey, 35, appeared in court on Friday after pouring a hot liquid over his fellow inmate Jamie Shaw in Addiewell ...

Armed robber Matthew Sharkey was told that he would start his latest jail term in May 2029, when he was due to be released.

Procurator Fiscal Andy Shanks, who leads on deaths investigations for COPFS, said: “The Lord Advocate considers that the ...

Dad-of-three Stewart Glancy was found dead in his cell at HMP Addiewell in West Lothian in June 2020, just weeks away from ...

Procurator fiscal Andy Shanks, who leads on deaths investigations for COPFS, said: “The Lord Advocate considers that the ...

Justice secretary Angela Constance has asked parliament to pass emergency legislation that would see short-term prisoners - ...

A convicted armed robber jailed for a series of violent crimes in South Ayrshire has received a further prison sentence after attacking a ...

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of 38-year-old Stewart Glancy. Mr Glancy was a prisoner within HMP Addiewell who ...

Records show that Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty was no longer in federal prison. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Shiesty — whose real name is Lontrell Williams — is no longer being held at a ...

Sean "Diddy" Combs' former protégé Aubrey O'Day issued a warning for aspiring artists after the rapper was handed a four-year prison sentence Friday. O'Day, who was part of the Diddy-backed girl group ...

"We will never be able to change the criminal legal system when there is so much money involved." Credit: Shira Friedman-Parks We, as a country, are in the era of mass incarceration. The U.S. has the ...