Perthshire Advertiser - Tag - perth prison

Jail visitor sees red over DVD refusal

Perthshire Advertiser — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A FREQUENT visitor to Perth Prison yesterday vented his fury over tight Scottish Prison Service (SPS) rules, claiming it could turn inmates to drugs.

Jailbreak is “big success”

Perthshire Advertiser — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A POPULAR fundraising jailbreak event was yesterday hailed a “success” by its organiser after it raised more than £5000.

Hospitalised dirty-protestor’s jail complaint

Perthshire Advertiser — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A PENSIONER who was jailed after staging a notorious dirty protest yesterday claimed that inadequate prison procedures forced him to be hospitalised last month.

Perth prisoners offered trades to escape drugs

Perthshire Advertiser — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT

INMATES at Perth Prison are being offered qualifications in a bid to combat high levels of drug abuse.

Drug levels in Perth prison are “too high”, inspectors claim

Perthshire Advertiser — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT

THE number of inmates leaving Perth Prison with illegal drugs in their system is “far too high”, it was revealed earlier this week.

Perth-based medic gets top award

Perthshire Advertiser — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A FORMER Perth woman’s work combating viral infections among prisoners has received the royal seal of approval.

Man cleared of holding knife at prisoner officers' throats

Perthshire Advertiser — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A PRISONER was cleared by a jury at Perth Sheriff Court this week of holding a knife at the throats of two prison officers – and then threatening to kill them.

Perth Prison drugs discovery numbers drop

Perthshire Advertiser — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

DRUGS discoveries inside Perth Prison have dropped dramatically over the past four years.

Perth Prison officer collects award for charity work

Perthshire Advertiser — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A PERTH prison officer has received an award for his hard work for charity.

Perth prisoner accused of jail attacks on prison officers

Perthshire Advertiser — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A 23-YEAR-OLD man made a brief appearance in private at Perth Sheriff Court this week, charged with two violent attacks on prison officers at the city’s jail.