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Deaths in Scotland’s prisons have increased by 60% in the past year, a report has revealed.
The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research found 64 people died in jail in 2024 up from 40 in 2023.
Researchers said the mortality rate had more than doubled over the past decade and was now among the highest in Europe.
The Scottish Prison Service said every death in custody was “a tragedy for all those who knew and supported the individual.
According to the report 17 of the deaths last year were suicides or apparent suicides, 10 were related to drugs, 27 were attributed to “health conditions. END