Scottish prisons have recorded nearly 100 allegations of “sexual assault and inappropriate behaviour” and 12,511 claims of physical assault in the last five years.
Glasgow’s Barlinnie Prison recorded the highest number of sexual assault claims from inmates with 33, followed by Edinburgh with 18, Addiewell, 9, and Perth Prison with 8.
The numbers were revealed by the Scottish Prison Service in a reply to a freedom of information request by The Ferret.
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