A jail death probe is underway after a prisoner was allegedly pushed off a balcony at HMP Addiewell. Police were called to a disturbance at the prison on Tuesday after lag Lewis Spence was found ...
He served the 18-month sentence in the privately-run HMP Addiewell in West Lothian. Calum was in regular text contact with his parents, and apologised for letting them down. Image caption ...
HMP Addiewell is run by private firm Sodexo and houses about 700 prisoners. A recent inspectors' report raised concerns about staffing levels at the West Lothian jail. Two members of staff ...
Last week's incident follows similar fires outside HMP Addiewell and HMP Perth. So far there have been no prosecutions in relation to the attacks. Prison overcrowding warning as inmate numbers ...
A jail death probe is underway after a prisoner was allegedly pushed off a balcony at HMP Addiewell. Police were called to a disturbance at the prison on Tuesday after lag Lewis Spence was found with ...