‘Broken’ prison system sets inmates up to fail, top Scottish inspector says

Lack of funding, resources and rehabilitation leads to bored and angry' prisoners, Wendy Sinclair-Gieben says

The prison system is broken", with inmates returning to the community bored and angry" and set up to fail", according to Scotland's outgoing chief inspector.

Wendy Sinclair-Gieben highlighted a succession of failings in a service she described as the underdog of the criminal justice system", as she stands down as HM chief inspector of prisons for Scotland at the end of August.