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Scottish prisoners forced to double-up in cells

More than 1,400 prisoners in Scotland have had to share a single cell with
another inmate, according to the justice secretary.
Humza Yousaf revealed the figures in a letter to Labour justice spokesman Daniel
Johnson.
They showed 12% of Scotland's single cells have had more than one prisoner.
The Scottish Prison Service said prisoners had been in doubled-up cells - particularly
at HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow - for decades.
Mr Yousaf confirmed that, as of Monday 21 January, there were 5,877 single cells
occupied within the prison estate, 710 of which were doubled up.

Mr Johnson said: "Scotland's prisons are bursting at the seams as authorities

struggle to cope amid a lack of resources from the SNP government.
"We shouldn't have Victorian-era prisons with overcrowded cells in 2019, it is simply
not acceptable."
He called on Mr Yousaf to "come to Parliament and outline what he will do to end
this scandal in our prisons".
"Labour knows that you cannot keep our communities and prisons safe on the cheap
and that's why in government we will invest in our public services to end the scandal
of doubled-up cells," Mr Johnson said.

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Prisoners have been doubled-up at Barlinnie for decades
A Scottish Prison Service spokesman said this was not a new situation.
He said: "For at least 20 years prisons have been doubled up in single cells.
"Our aspiration is for one prisoner to one cell, except for in circumstances where it
would be better for prisoners to share.
"Prison numbers are what they are, and while we want to get to the stage where
each prisoner can have their own cell, yes, many prisoners currently are in doubled-
up cells.
"But the reality is that we've had unprecedented investment.
"There has been bigger investment in the last 12-15 years than we have had in our
history, allowing us to move away from Victorian-style prison conditions to modern,
fit-for-purpose facilities."
He added that the Scottish Prison Service's long-term aim was to build a new prison
in the Glasgow area.Figures released last month showed that in December nine of
Scotland's 15 prisons were at or above capacity, with HMP Barlinnie operating at
139% capacity and HMP Inverness at 137%.