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Angela Constance: Scotland facing 'critical risk' from overcrowding in prisons

Angela Constance: Scotland facing 'critical risk' from overcrowding in prisons

Scotland needs a national conversation on the "purpose of prison" as the justice system faces a 'critical risk' from overcrowding, according to the Justice Secretary Angela Constance.

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