The Latest Breaking News from Cornton Vale

Lady Martha Bruce obituary

Governor of Scotland’s only all-female prison whose military career shaped her pioneering approach to women in custody

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

Scottish prison boss refuses to say who sanctioned Isla Bryson transfer to Cornton Vale

The head of the Scottish Prison Service denied she was leant on by SNP ministers to ensure trans rapist Bryson was transferred to a men's prison following public outrage.

Daily Record · Feb 22, 2023

Mum of segregated trans prisoner doesn't think she would 'survive' in a male jail

Harryetta Thompson, 33, was moved into segregation at Cornton Vale, Scotland’s only all-women jail, after word spread about her past sex crimes.

Daily Record · Feb 18, 2023

Decision to send trans rapist to women’s prison was ‘unnecessary shambles’, says prison chief

Isla Bryson, 31, formerly known as Adam Graham

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2023

Trans rapist Isla Bryson to not be imprisoned at all-female jail the correct decision – Sturgeon

A transgender woman convicted of raping two women will not be imprisoned in Scotland’s only all-female jail, Nicola Sturgeon has said.The Scottish First Minister addressed the issue as the row continued over where Isla Bryson, 31, from Clydebank, should be imprisoned after being found guilty of two rapes carried out…

Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2023

Transgender rapist will not serve time in women’s jail: Sturgeon

Scotland’s first minister says a trans woman convicted of raping two women will not serve a sentence in Cornton Vale.

Al Jazeera · Jan 26, 2023

Trans rapist will not be jailed in Scotland's women's prison, Sturgeon confirms

Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the Scottish Prison Service decision during FMQs

The National (Scotland) · Jan 26, 2023

Transgender rapist Isla Bryson moved to male prison in Scotland

Bryson had been remanded in Cornton Vale women’s prison sparking a huge row

Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2023

Cornton Vale women's prison on final countdown ahead of 2023 closure

Cornton Vale women’s prison and young offenders institution is to close early in the new year. The Scottish Prison Service announced this week that the doors will close in early 2023 before HMP & YOI Stirling, which is being built on the same si

Daily Record · Dec 15, 2022

New Glasgow prison for women with 'no bars or fences' due to open next month

The women will live in house-type accommodation without bars on the windows or high fences.

Glasgow Live · Sep 29, 2022