An inspection has revealed prisoners are living in “cramped conditions” within two areas of Scotland’s oldest prison.
Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, HM chief inspector of Scotland’s prisons, said in her latest report that seven of nine standards for inspecting and monitoring prisons at HMP Perth were “assessed as satisfactory”, and the remaining two were “generally acceptable”.
The prison, which opened in 1840, is the oldest in Scotland.
Ms Sinclair-Gieben said her new report is “sound and encouraging”, noting that parts of the prison were built in the 19th century with other areas built more recently.
However, the inspector noted some areas of the prison were cramped and other parts were not up to modern-day standards due to the age of some of the prison buildings.
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