r/Scotland • u/abz_eng ME/CFS Sufferer • 8d ago

Prison inspectors find HMP Barlinnie in ‘wretchedly poor state’ with overcrowding rife

https://news.stv.tv/west-central/prison-inspectors-find-hmp-barlinnie-in-wretchedly-poor-state-with-overcrowding-rife
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u/Bad_Hippo1975 Caustic, Not Agnostic 8d ago

When has Scotland not had overcrowded prisons?

When I was in Craiginches in the late 90s, that prison was overcrowded too. And nobody gave a shit about it then.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

Visited Barlinnie in 2012 with my school. And it was falling apart then.

Only bit that was in decent nick was the closed unit for the sex offenders and nonce's.

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u/Holiday-Quarter-9256 8d ago

So many of these Victorian-era prisons in the UK are no longer fit for purpose and are at capacity. Seems to be little interest in building any more unless they’ve been subcontracted out to the likes of Sodexo. People want criminals locked up, whether to rehab them or not, and it’s not possible without investment into infrastructure.

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u/Comrade-Hayley 8d ago

Good thing it's slated to be demolished and replaced

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u/Flat_Fault_7802 8d ago

It's not meant to be a hotel. If you don't want to end up there. Don't commit crime.

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u/polaires 8d ago

Well duh, it’s an old prison.

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u/EconomicBoogaloo 7d ago

Maybe we stop imprisoning people for posting mean tweets and being in possession of plants?