A record number of people have died while serving time in prison across Scotland in the last three years, according to a new report from Glasgow University.
Academics found there have been 121 fatalities since the start of 2020, with suicide and drugs deaths on the rise and the death rate higher than in England.
The report found that from September 2020 to this year there were 29 deaths from suicide, 25 from drugs (with a further eight whose cause is undetermined), 15 to coronavirus, 42 attributed to 'other' causes such as medical conditions and two homicides.
It compares to 98 deaths in Scottish prisons in the previous three full years. Researchers acknowledged the impact of covid, however said the rise in suicide and drugs fatalities had been the most significant.
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