Water supply issues at Scotland's largest prison, which left some inmates unable to run taps or flush toilets for nearly three days, have been resolved.

Some prisoners at two halls in Barlinnie in Glasgow first experienced problems on Thursday night and had no access to bottled water.

On Friday the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) said the issue would extend into the weekend, and visitors to the jail on Saturday told BBC Scotland News that the laundry was mounting up.

The SPS has now confirmed water is running again.

A spokesperson said: "Staff have worked tirelessly throughout the weekend and we are grateful to them and to those in our care for their understanding."

The breakthrough comes after visitors told the BBC how inmates had been unable to shower since Thursday.

One woman said her loved one had no water at all on Friday.

The woman said inmates had been give two-litre bottles of water after initially being handed flavoured water.

She said: "It is ridiculous. It really should not be happening in this day and age."

The woman said visits had continued but people were asked not to use the toilets.

She said this was particularity challenging for mothers taking children into the jail.

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It is understood that the prison reported a drop in water pressure to Scottish Water at 16:00 on Thursday.

BBC News was first contacted by a concerned relative about the water situation in Barlinnie at about 20:30 that night.

The SPS said there were no prisoner requests for bottled water overnight on Friday but supplies were distributed.

Scottish Water previously described the matter as an "internal issue" and said it was supporting the SPS to resolve it.

Last year the late 19th Century and early 20th Century sections of the Glasgow prison were recognised by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) as a Category A-listed building.

Construction of Barlinnie started in 1880 and the site opened in 1882.

It was the first new prison built in Scotland following the nationalisation of the prison system, with the Prison Act of 1877.

Barlinnie was known for being a notoriously tough prison, where prisoners carried out hard labour, breaking rocks from a local quarry.

It also served as a home for capital punishment, with 10 men executed by hanging at the site between 1946 and 1960.

In recent years the prison has been plagued by issues of overcrowding.

The Scottish government has committed to building a new prison to replace Barlinnie and construction is under way.

It is due to be completed in 2028 at a cost of nearly £1bn.