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    MSPs back Government’s emergency prisoner release plans

    by Craig Paton Jun 12, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    MSPs have backed Scottish Government plans to release prisoners early to ease pressures on the system.

    Justice Secretary Angela Constance announced the move last month following a spike in inmate numbers and concerns about the capacity of the prison estate, with the head of the prison service saying it will “soon no longer be able to meet the basic rights of prisoners”.

    The proposals were passed by 66 votes to 47, with five abstentions, after being narrowly backed by Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday.

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