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HMP Low Moss prison near Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire
RIGHTS campaigners raised concerns today about “inhuman and degrading treatment” of those being held in Scottish prisons during the coronavirus pandemic.
In a letter to MSPs, the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) said it is deeply worried about breaches of prisoners’ human rights.
The commission says it has knowledge of people being confined to their cell for 24 hours a day with no access to shower facilities or time out of cell, including outdoor exercise.
NORMA AUSTIN HART reports from a conference on on the rights of women prisoners in the Scottish criminal justice system
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