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The Latest Breaking News from Saughton Prison

Notorious paedophile prison pal of US fugitive Nicolas Rossi testifies in extradition case

William King, currently serving six years over horrific abuse of three youngsters, is held in Edinburgh’s Saughton Prison alongside Rossi.

Daily Record

Scots paedophile monster scarred in prison razor blade attack by serial slasher

Damien McCann, whose wife filmed him raping a young girl, was permanently disfigured after attack by inmate at Saughton Prison.

Daily Record

Serial killer Peter Tobin's body 'searched for explosives' and 'hazards' after death

The evil 76-year-old was understood to have been suffering from cancer during his final years in Saughton Prison, Edinburgh, with the families of some of his victim's pleading for information before he died in pain

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Family of Peter Tobin victim say killer's ashes should be 'flushed down the toilet'

The 76-year-old killer and paedophile died in hospital over the weekend while serving three life sentences at Saughton Prison in Edinburgh. It is understood that he suffered from cancer for the last three years of his life

Edinburgh Live

US rape suspect Nicholas Rossi to make freedom bid from Scots jail within days

Lawyers for Rossi, who is fighting extradition, are submitting fresh bail application to try and get him out of Saughton Prison.

Daily Record

US fugitive suspect Nicholas Rossi's 'mental health' to be probed as he fights extradition

Rossi, who is wanted in America over alleged offences including rape, is currently on remand in Edinburgh's Saughton Prison.

Daily Record

Death of Edinburgh prison inmate Allan Marshall to be re-examined by prosecutors

Prosecutors are now re-examining the fatality after the 30-year-old died in custody at Saughton Prison in 2015, following an incident where he was forcibly restrained.

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Family who say Edinburgh prisoner Peter Tobin murdered daughter claim evidence was destroyed

Tobin, currently serving three life sentences in Saughton Prison, Edinburgh, was convicted of three murders between 1991 and 2006, although many believe he is responsible for more killings.

Edinburgh Live

Family of Scot who died after being brutally restrained by jail guards given fresh hope of answers

Allan Marshall died in March 2015 after being brutally restrained by prison officers at the capital’s Saughton Prison.

Daily Record

Deaths in Scots prisons are on the rise as shock figures confirm 'worst fears' of grieving families

Scottish prison deaths in recent years include the death of 21-year-old Katie Allan at Polmont Young Offenders Institute in 2018, and the death of Allan Marshall in 2015 after he was restrained by prison officers during a struggle at Saughton Prison.

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