Drug-smuggling nurse faces being barred from the profession
A mental health nurse jailed for smuggling drugs into a north-east prison faces being barred from the profession.
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Fears staffing crisis fuelling prison attacks at north-east super jail
A recruitment crisis at a north-east super jail could be increasing the risk of officers being attacked, it was claimed yesterday.
Dozens of staff and prisoner attacks at HMP Grampian since July
Dozens of staff and prisoners have been attacked at a north-east super jail over the past seven months, it emerged yesterday.
HMP Grampian inmate admits biting prison officer
An inmate at a north-east super jail has admitted biting a prison officer who wanted to search him.
Prisoners at HMP Grampian are binging on Orange is the New Black, Wonder Woman and Spider-Man
It’s often thought that incarcerated criminals spend their time daydreaming about life without bars.
Prisoners being served up tasty Christmas and New Year meals
Prisoners at jails in Peterhead and Inverness will be tucking into multiple festive meals during the next few days.
Joe keeps smiling and cutting the turf through the power of positive thinking
Joe McGunnigle is living proof of the power of positive thinking.
New prison scheme launched for families
An Aberdeen woman whose relative has been imprisoned for more than a decade has welcomed a new initiative to improve contact for families.
Inmate caught with blade at north-east super jail
An prisoner has been given more time behind bars after being caught with a blade at a north-east super jail.
More than £2,000 spent on seagull disruption measures at Peterhead prison
Hundreds of pounds has been spent dealing with "menacing" gulls at a north-east super jail.
Superjail inmates brag about drug usage on social media
A probe has been launched after inmates at a north-east superjail were caught posting on social media – just months after a similar incident at the prison.
Man jailed for part in brutal murder of Gary Clampett locked up for prison guard attacks
A man who was jailed for a brutal north-east murder went on to carry out attacks on staff at HMP Grampian which left them permanently disfigured.
Prisoner of HMP Grampian forced to stay in isolation for 23 hours 50 minutes per day over fear of fellow prisoner who he gave evidence against
A prisoner at HMP Grampian claims he is being forced to stay in solitary confinement for 23 hours and 50 minutes a day after a man he gave evidence against him vowed to take revenge.
North-east drug dealer threatened lover over plastic surgery loan after she dumped him for his cousin
A drug dealer has been jailed for threatening a married woman he was having an affair with over a loan he gave her for plastic surgery - after she dumped him for his cousin.
Woman fined after being caught with drugs at north-east super jail
A woman has been fined after being caught in possession of drugs as she visited a north-east super jail.
Rise in the number of deliberate fires and unwanted fire alarm signals in Buchan
The Buchan area has seen an increase in unwanted fire alarm signals and deliberately started fires.
Shortage of mental health nurses threatens services within the north-east superprison
A shortage of nursing staff is hindering delivery of a comprehensive mental health service at a prison, inspectors have found.
Man jailed for hoax bomb threats to Aberdeen Sheriff Court
A man has been jailed after making hoax calls claiming there was a bomb in Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
Probe launched after prisoner who tried to kill three police officers posts pictures from within jail on Facebook
An investigation has been launched after pictures purportedly taken inside HMP Grampian ended up on Facebook.
MSP to visit north-east super jail as part of charity project
A local politician will visit the region’s super jail as part of a project to highlight the plight of inmate’s loved ones.
HMP Grampian running close to capacity – sparking calls for use of Ellon wing
Prison bosses have revealed that the super jail in Peterhead is now running at almost full capacity.
North-east mum left pleading for her life after savage hammer attack at Aberdeen flat
A hammer attacker left a north-east mum pleading for her life during a savage robbery that left her with skull fractures.
Nurse jailed for smuggling drugs into a north-east prison
A nurse who has destroyed her career by agreeing to smuggle drugs into a north-east prison has been jailed for nine and a half months.
North-east prison officers given dementia training sessions
Prison officers at HMP Grampian have been given training on how to cope with people suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Revealed: North-east prisoners smuggling drugs in marker pens, slippers and Kinder Eggs
Guards at a north-east super jail are seizing more than two items of contraband a day from inmates.
Shamed nurse facing jail term after smuggling cocaine and cannabis inside her to get it into HMP Grampian
A shamed nurse is facing prison and the ruin of her career after she admitted smuggling drugs into a north-east super jail.
New figures have laid bare the harsh reality of illegal drugs in prison
New figures have laid bare the “harsh reality” of the number of inmates going into a north-east prison on illegal drugs.
HMP Grampian joins forces jobs scheme to give ex-servicemen and women insight into life as a prison officer
Former soldiers could soon be patrolling the halls at a north-east super jail.
HMP Grampian prisoner made weapon from metal shelf and turned it on staff who refused to let him play in football match
An inmate at a north-east jail attacked two prison officers with a homemade bladed weapon after he was refused the chance to play in a football match.
Charity raises HMP Grampian young offenders concerns
Prison bosses at the north east’s superjail have “continually failed” the region’s young offenders a leading prisoner support charity has said.
Future of young offenders wing at north-east ‘super jail’ still in hanging in the balance
The future of the young offenders wing of a £140 million “super jail” is still hanging in the balance - four years after rioters shut it down.
HMP Grampian is among the worst for staff discipline in Scotland
A north-east superjail has one of the worst staff disciplinary records in the country, it can be revealed.