In Scotland, there are magistrates courts on some islands which don't have prisons. It was not uncommon to see prisoners going between INV and SYY. Each prisoner had one officer and if there were more two prisoners, there would be a third officer to supervise. The prisoners wore handcuffs and sat in the window seats on the right hand side, the officers in the aisle seat and extraneous officers on the left hand rear window. The prisoners came through the main terminals but bypassed security. They boarded first and disembarked last, although if the plane was EDI-INV-SYY (or the reverse) then the prisoners would get on or off at INV in view of those doing the full journey. Some of the prisoners seemed quite contemplative and some seemed to enjoy the journey. The cabin crew always made a point of thanking both the officers and the prisoners and offering drinks to the prisoners - though they always chose non-alcoholic ones.