Edward Mountain MSP reacts to damning HMP Inverness report

Following the publication of an HM Inspectorate of Prisons For Scotland report into HMP Inverness, Highlands and Islands Edward Mountain commented:

“This report is a damning assessment of the Scottish Government’s failure to deliver a new prison, promised over a decade ago.   

“Whether it is overcrowding, staffing shortages or safety concerns due to insufficient security cameras, conditions within the current prison are unacceptable and unsafe for our hardworking prison staff.

“It is astounding that the Scottish Government has left the Highlands with a Victorian-era prison for so long while investments are prioritised in the Central Belt.

“We cannot afford to see any more slippages in the construction of the new prison, because the current one is clearly not fit for purpose.”