The treatment of prisoners during the coronavirus outbreak could be regarded as "inhuman", MSPs have been told. Some prisoners have been confined to their cells 24 hours a day with no access to showers or exercise, as well as a lack of contact with their families or legal representatives.
A letter to the Justice Committee at Holyrood, the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC)slammed the treatment branding it 'degrading'.
The Scottish Government put in place new regulations to curtail the spread of the virus in prisons, including the early release of some inmates and limiting the amount of time that can be spent outside.The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) said the deaths of six inmates have been linked to coronavirus since the pandemic