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A privately run prison has become one of the most violent and dangerous jails in Scotland according to a shock new report. ‌

Figures released by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) under Freedom of Information (FOI) show that HMP Addiewell in West Lothian had more cases of prisoner self harm and assault last year than any of the country's 14 other prison establishments ‌

.A spokesperson for the prison reform charity Howard League Scotland said yesterday: "Prisons should never be a place for the pursuit of private profit at the expense of vulnerable people. ‌

"There is increasing evidence of serious issues specific to HMP Addiewell which need to be looked into and resolved with some urgency."

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The number of self harm incidents at Addiewel

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