Hundreds of prisoners in Scotland to be freed early from next month to ease overcrowding
- Hundreds of prisoners in Scotland will be released early starting from February 11, as part of new legislation aimed at easing prison overcrowding.
- The Prisoners Bill allows short-term inmates to be freed after serving 40% of their sentence instead of 50%.
- The change will not apply to prisoners convicted of domestic abuse or sexual offences, with an estimated 260 to 390 inmates eligible for release.
- Justice Secretary Angela Constance stated that the act will help reduce the prison population and improve the functioning of the prison system.
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