Scottish inmates able to watch hit TV show Prison Break
Prisoners are permitted to rent the 2005 crime drama which details the fictional story of a US jailbreak, as well as titles like Silence of the Lambs and psychological thriller Dexter.
Also included in the rentable catalogue is thousands of 18-rated DVDs like Fifty Shades of Grey, Brokeback Mountain and American Pie, according to The Scottish Sun.
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The Scottish Conservatives are urging SNP ministers to order jail chiefs to remove the X-rated flicks.
Shadow justice secretary Liam Kerr MSP said: 'Ordinary Scots will be appalled that inmates are being provided with X-rated movies by prisons.
'England and Wales banned 18-rated movies and TV shows from their prisons 12 years ago and it is about time that the Scottish Prison Service followed suit.
'Many of the prisoners at Barlinnie will be behind bars for violent crimes, so it is common sense they should not be able to access graphically violent material about serial killers and torturers.
'Prisoners trying to get clean will also not be helped by having access to content that promotes drug use.
'SNP Ministers must intervene and immediately direct the SPS to remove violent or sexual films from our prisons.'
(Image: Image of Liam Kerr MSP, PA) A spokesman for the Prison Officers' Association said: 'Given all the factors such as overcrowding, drug use, bullying and organised crime gang activities inside our prisons, the last thing we need is anything else adding to the tension or temperatures.
'It is something that the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) should be reviewing as a priority with a view to limiting the availability of these films.'
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A Scottish Prison Service spokesperson added: 'Access to watching DVDs is a privilege not a right, and is available at the discretion of the Governor."
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