Scotland’s oldest prison, is failing to meet European human rights standards – an inspection has ruled, the size of dozens of double cells, are “unacceptable.”
Prisoners in parts of HMP Perth, are sharing rooms, with less than 7 square metres of space.
But with the prison population rising across the country, there’s no quick fix.
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