ITV News Scotland report on ageing prison population challenges 

ByJDCteam

ITV News Scotland has had access to HMP Glenochil to report on the challenges the prison is facing in caring for their ageing population. 

In Glenochil, ten percent of the prison population is over sixty, and as well as making adaptations to the prison environment they are also having to use agency social care staff. 

The ITV News Scotland report is here: https://www.itv.com/news/2025-06-23/its-more-like-a-care-home-the-prison-struggling-with-an-ageing-population 

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