Scottish Government

SG/2009/21
Scottish Government Criminal Justice Directorate
Laid before the Scottish Parliament by the Scottish Ministers
June 2009

ISBN 978 0 7559 8030 7

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Contents

Previous Reports

Letter to the Scottish Ministers

Chapter 1 Overview 2002-2009
Does it do them any good?
Seven good years
Seven bad years
Seven years of frustration
Seven years of inspecting
Better prisons in a better Scotland

Chapter 2 Overview 2008-2009

Chapter 3 Summary of Inspections Undertaken 2008-2009
Establishments
HMP Dumfries
HMP Peterhead
The Open Estate
HMP Aberdeen
HMP Edinburgh
Other Reports
Out of Sight: Severe and Enduring Mental Health Problems in Scotland's Prisons
Young Offenders in Adult Establishments

Chapter 4 Review of the Prison Inspectorate's Year 2008-2009
Inspections and Other Reports
Submission to the Scottish Parliament
Staff
Finance
Communications

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