Experts Back Cut in Short Prison Terms; Figures Show High Reoffending Rate
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A KEY adviser to Scottish ministers yesterday backed the calls for a reduction in short-term prison sentences.
Scott Ballintyne, adviser to the justice department, described the current system of high levels of imprisonment and reoffending as a "custodial juggernaut".See the full content of this document
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Experts Back Cut in Short Prison Terms; Figures Show High Reoffending Rate
The view was backed by a number of Scotland's most senior criminal justice practitioners, including Andrew McLellan, the chief inspec...
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