JAILS DEATHS TREBLED IN A DECADE
Daily Record|August 31, 2023
SHOCKING figures reveal the death rate in Scotland's jails more than trebled from 2012 to 2022.
KATRINE BUSSEY
JAILS DEATHS TREBLED IN A DECADE

Research published by the Scottish Government shows a total of 350 people died in a decade, with the rate of death per 1000  prisoners rising from 0.85 in 2012-13 to 3.33 in 2022.

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