Prison inspector’s recommendations

Chief inspector of prisons, David Strang made 56 recommendations for improvements at Inverness Prison.

They included refurbishing two isolation cells, designed to hold difficult or violent prisoners.

He said that one cell was “bleak” with only a concrete plinth and a mattress to sleep on, while the other has a bed.

Neither isolation cell has a table or chair and both were cold.

Other recommendations include that Inverness Prison should:

– issue prisoners with new underwear and socks

– allow prisoners to retain footwear they are wearing on admission

– should ensure all prisoners are given equal time with their visitors

– ensure that adequate and appropriately adapted cells are in place for disabled prisoners.