Justice

'I was a waste of space, a scumbag, and pure junkie... I had been inside for so long I didn’t know how to adapt to outside any more'

Prisons are under pressure like never before, but work is underway to ensure those who are incarcerated don’t return

John Swinney is allowing the trans prisoners row to become an election issue

The first minister can claim he's attempting to balance rights and merely seeking legal clarity as an insurance policy against future claims. But it’s balls.

Comment: The Tories' brand of tough justice won't make Scotland a fairer or safer place

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain says she will act 'independently' after being sworn in

Roddy Dunlop QC: 'I’m not convinced the reasons for attacking the not proven verdict are sound'

Scottish Government announces new harassment complaints procedure

Lack of ‘coherent’ hate crime strategy impacting police response

What is a barnahus and why is it needed in Scotland?

Angus Robertson calls for the Home Office to take a ‘more humane approach’ to immigration enforcement

Humza Yousaf: I’ll protest against the UK rule of law in the name of justice

The fight against racism goes on: interview with leading human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar

Michael Gove refuses to rule out court action over second independence referendum

Charities unite to condemn ‘inhumane’ policy that threatens to deport people for sleeping rough

Sheku Bayoh inquiry is progressing with ‘focus and determination’

More in common: what can shared aspirations tell us about the next parliament?

In pursuit of justice: parties set out priorities for policing and legal reform

A just way forward: Q&A with the justice spokesmen

Scottish Greens commit to giving victims of sexual offences legal right to anonymity

SNP pledges to create ‘bairns' hoose’ for child victims of crime

Scottish Tories call for not proven verdict to be scrapped

In context: Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill

Home Secretary Priti Patel defends controversial new asylum plans

Scottish Government handling of inquiry and judicial review ‘seriously flawed’, committee concludes

Significant rise in reports of sextortion to police in Scotland

Lib Dems call for commission to look into violence against women and girls

Four international human rights treaties to be brought into Scots law