“The time it is taking from an offence to a verdict is double what it was before, and it’s therefore the case that we’re in a ...

The first of up to 390 prisoners are being released early in the latest attempt to ease overcrowding in Scotland's jails.

Hundreds of prisoners will be freed in Scotland as part of a broader emergency response to ease the burden of overcrowded ...

A long-running crisis of overstuffed jails and backlogged courts has reached a critical level. View on euronews ...

Thousands of criminal cases in Scotland have been abandoned over the past five years due to statutory time-bar limits and delays by police and reporting agencies, The Scotsman reports. The Crown ...

Efforts to reduce severe delays in Scotland’s criminal justice system have been “too slow,” legal experts have warned, with victims of serious crimes waiting more than three years for verdicts. At the ...

Scotland’s drug driving epidemic is leaving toxicology labs snowed under, forcing police chiefs to effectively ration roadside testing. The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) provides Forensic Services ...

The Herald has outlined the myriad challenges facing the criminal and civil legal aid system: from a shortage of solicitors, to lengthy delays ...

Angela Constance, the justice secretary in Scotland, revealed the updated cost ... Pic: SPS/Holmes Miller In a letter to the criminal justice committee on Wednesday, Ms Constance said the contract ...

Lucy Letby, 35, was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder three more at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Cheshire between 2015 and 2016.

New snow maps show a 700-mile blizzard is set to pump out several centimetres of snow over the UK in a massive one-day blitz next week. Extreme weather over the last few weeks has included vicious ...

Laws exist to keep us safe and protect our rights. Those in the criminal justice field work to make society a better place by ensuring these laws are upheld and that we are protected. OU’s Bachelor of ...