Holyrood’s Justice Committee has found that the proportion of remand prisoners in Scotland is high. This is particularly true amongst female prisoners, where remand prisoners account for almost a quarter of the total female prison population. Continue reading Justice Committee questions use of remand in Scotland
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Holyrood’s Justice Committee visits West Pilton
As part of its ongoing inquiry into the use of remand in Scotland, the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee visited Circle Scotland in West Pilton yesterday. Continue reading Holyrood’s Justice Committee visits West Pilton