Scotsman.com News - Scotland - Prison ruling paves way for costly claims: "Tommy Sheridan, the leader of the Scottish Socialist Party, experienced slopping-out when he was in Barlinnie and has raised questions on the issue in Parliament.

He said: 'It is an utter humiliation, often perpetrated on prisoners who have not been convicted of any crime.

'How can we hope to reform individuals who are treated like animals in the prison system?'"