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“‘Jail should be kept for long-term, serious criminals’” Scotsman
“Fine in theory, but will it work?” Scotsman
“Putting 1000 more police on the beat” Courier
“Minister plans 1,000 more police” BBC
“Arts to cash in on criminals’ seized assets” Evening News
“Criminals’ cash to be spent on youth projects” Herald
“Jail population may double – report” Courier
“Scotland ‘needs seven new jails’ ” Evening Times
“Thousands to avoid jail in SNP plans” Evening Times
Following posted on 06.06.07
“Scotland could need seven new jails, expert warns” Herald
“Serious crime plan to be unveiled” BBC
“Executive to announce drive for action against dangerous offenders ” STV
“Is SNP Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill right to want a more liberal approach to prison sentencing, with jail reserved only for serious criminals and community service for crimes such as housebreaking?” Scotland on Sunday Question of the Week
Also note that Jeremy Purvis MSP has submitted the following motion:
S3M-22 Radical Reform on Sentencing Policy—That the Parliament believes that the current sentencing system is failing to change the behaviour of offenders given short prison sentences; notes that this leads to increased crime as these individuals often reoffend following completion of their sentences; considers that a fundamental overhaul of short-term sentencing and the Scottish Prison Service is essential to improve rehabilitation, thus cutting crime; calls on the Scottish Executive to bring forward legislation to replace short-term prison sentences with tough community sentences, and further calls for the replacement of the Scottish Prison Service with a Scottish custody and rehabilitation service working with other services, businesses and community justice authorities to reduce reoffending. Motions and amendments
Press releases
“Priorities for ‘safer, stronger’ Scotland” Scot. Exec.
“Money recovered under Proceeds of Crime Act” Scot. Exec.
“More Recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act than Ever Before” COPFS
See also
Official Report 6.6.07: Safer Stronger Scotland
Priorities for law and order, Kenny MacAskill’s statement to Parliament 6.6.07
Law and Order - the Scottish Government’s priorities (video)
“Children and young people make DVD on Dungavel ‘horror’” Herald
“DVD highlights impact of detaining child asylum seekers” STV
“Charity launches campaign for asylum children” Holyrood.com
“Strict control of risky prisoners in hospital” Courier
“Warning for prisoners in the community who abscond” Press and Journal
“Sent back behind bars” Scotsman (Premium). Article by Douglas Thomson, a criminal solicitor-advocate.
See also
Posted by MM on Mon 4th Jun 2007 at 7:43 am“Rehabilitation: By royal appointment” Scotsman
Posted by MM on Wed 30th May 2007 at 7:05 am“Action to keep track of offenders” BBC
“Ministers plan swift action to stop sex attackers going underground ” Herald
“Paedos will have nowhere to hide” Daily Record 28.5.07
“Tories urge sex offender tracking” BBC
“No place to hide” Scotland on Sunday
“No hiding place for sex offenders” Scotland on Sunday
“Mother’s heartache at each new case” Scotland on Sunday
“Sex offenders face trial by lie detector” Scotland on Sunday
“Tory plea to roll out new rules on sex offenders” Evening Times
Also
“Inquiry call into EU rights law impact on Scots” Evening News
Update
“Executive urged to act on private prisons” Holyrood.com
Following posted on 28.05.07
“SNP plans to nationalise only private jail” Scotsman
“Prison plan requires a rethink” Scotsman
“Private jails lack the staff ethos integral to halting offending” Scotsman. Article by Clive Fairweather, former Inspector of Prisons.
Following posted on 21.05.07
“SNP plan to scrap private jails ‘will cost £750m’” Scotland on Sunday
“Yes, First Minister: what Sir Humphrey has in store for Alex” Scotland on Sunday
Report of the Audit on the Throughcare Addiction Service (TAS)
See also
CjScotland article by Steve Evans (January 2007). Addictions work in Prisons; a practitioner’s view
Posted by MM on Wed 23rd May 2007 at 9:03 am“Pelters and praise for Dungavel” Evening Times
“Dungavel claims rejects” STV
“More children held at asylum centre” Guardian
“More children held at Dungavel” Herald
“Asylum centre hit by child detentions row” Scotsman
“Asylum centre praised by watchdog” BBC
“More child detainees held at Dungavel” STV
See also
HMI of Prisons for England and Wales
There is to be a conference entitled “Seeking Asylum: A Scottish Perspective” on the 20th June in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. More details.
Posted by MM on Wed 16th May 2007 at 7:33 am“Arts group in cash call to keep jail work going” Evening Times
See also
Theatre Nemo Prison Projects