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Soft-touch justice
12:00, 16 SEP 2024
SNP's soft-touch approach to youth crime has failed victims and will cost lives
Russell Findlay
Scottish Conservative justice spokesman RUSSELL FINDLAY writes exclusively for the Scottish Express on spiraling youth crime under the Nationalists
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Scottish prison population higher than it was before SNP's soft-touch early release scheme
Soft-touch justice
A total of 477 prisoners were let out early in June and July under an emergency scheme introduced by the SNP in response to a sharp rise in the number of people in jail
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Soft-touch justice sees violent offenders released early under SNP's emergency scheme
Scottish Prison Service
Of the 477 people released to free up space in overcrowded jails, 188 had been convicted of non-sexual crimes of violence, according to data from the Scottish Prisons Service (SPS)
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Police Scotland ask criminal suspects for 'Tripadvisor' style reviews after a night in the cells
Police Scotland
After the 'custody user experience survey' went live on the police intranet, one furious officer said 'now we've to ask for feedback like we're running a hotel or renting out rooms on Airbnb'
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Remaining under-18s removed from Polmont prison following spate of suicides
Scottish Prison Service
The recent death of 17-year-old Jonathan Beadle sparked outrage as he was there despite a new Act which meant under-18s should not be in younger offenders' institutes
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The SNP will blame everyone but themselves for the mess they have made of Scotland's finances
Public money
As the country braces for swingeing spending cuts from Shona Robison at Holyrood next week, MEGHAN GALLAGHER says the Nats have only themselves to blame (not that they would ever believe it)
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SNP 'fuelling crime' as 70% of prisoners released under early release scheme with almost 500 more freed
Soft-touch justice
Exclusive: Scottish Government Justice Secretary Angela Constance confirmed that 477 offenders have been released early from prison this summer despite a similar scheme during the Covid pandemic leading to 70% of those let out being sent back to jail.
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SNP's soft-touch justice and 'relentless' slashing of police budgets blamed for 'alarming' crime figures
Crime
Shoplifting has risen by more than a third in just 12 months, with brazen thieves no longer scared of the consequences, while murder, violence and domestic abuse have all soared in the SNP's lawless Scotland
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'Tiresome' Angela Constance demands Scots stop talking about SNP 'soft-touch justice'
Soft-touch justice
The Scottish Government's Justice Secretary insisted that critics should stop going on about 'soft-touch justice' but was blasted for attempting to deflect blame from the SNP for the creaking criminal justice system.
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Humza Yousaf's £6m mobile phones for cons scheme caused chaos in prisons says damning report as drug deals and hit jobs were organised
Scottish Prison Service
The Scottish Government forked out £6m to give criminals free Nokia phones during the Covid pandemic, and paid for the phone signals to be boosted, but a new report says they were misused and tampered with so crimes could be committed.
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'Broken system' sees police officers summoned to court to give evidence despite accused being dead
Police Scotland
The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) highlighted the case, which was called at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, to draw attention to the disruption it says is caused when unnecessary citations are sent out by the Crown Office
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Overcrowding in prisons is 'serious concern' and holding back rehabilitation of convicts
Scottish Prison Service
The head of inspections has urged the Scottish Government to consider “radical justice options” that might ease the pressure on overcrowded prisons
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Child rapist booed and jeered as Dutch team crash to defeat in the Olympic beach volleyball
Crime
Steven van de Velde, who was jailed for four years for raping a 12 year old British girl when he was 19, and his playing partner still go through to the last 16 and will compete for an Olympic medal
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SNP soft-touch justice as rapists set to be handed more lenient sentences
Soft-touch justice
The Scottish Sentencing Council (SSC) has outlined new guidance which recommended a four to six year sentence for rapists in some cases where there is 'psychological harm or trauma or physical harm' but no other factors which would make it more serious.
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SNP Justice Secretary refuses to comment on decision to release Tasmin Glass on parole
Soft-touch justice
People across Scotland are outraged after the young killer who lured her ex-boyfriend to his murder was told she could go free after serving just half her sentence... but Angela Constance says it's out of her hands
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Family fury as killer ex-girlfriend Tasmin Glass to be released after serving just FIVE years
Soft-touch justice
Jailed for 10 years for culpable homicide in 2019 for her part in a savage murder that shocked Scotland, this callous criminal will be freed while she's still in her 20s... to the dismay of her victim's friends and family
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Murder victim's family hope it's not third time unlucky as stone-cold killer Tasmin Glass is back before parole board
Soft-touch justice
Killer ex-girlfriend Tasmin Glass played a 'pivotal role' in the savage murder of Steven Donaldson in Angus in 2018 and she could be freed this weekend after serving just five years
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No surprise that so many have stopped paying the TV licence given the BBC's poor service
BBC
EXPRESS LETTERS: The BBC's annual pay figures prove controversial, with the suspended Huw Edwards getting a pay rise and the Corporation still mired in the Strictly bullying scandal
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SNP soft-touch justice in the spotlight as killer rapist allowed freedom while awaiting trial
Soft-touch justice
Cameron Allan was convicted of a horrific rape and murder of a young dad in Fife but was allowed out on bail to commit more crimes, a fact blasted by the heartbroken family of Calum Simpson.
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Teacher assaulted every FOUR MINUTES in Scotland's out-of-control classrooms
Schools
Classroom violence is at unprecedented levels with staff being attacked with weapons, kicked and punched by out-of-control thugs who are often dealt with by a 'restorative chat' rather than a tough punishment
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Horrific childhood of teenage knife killer in Glasgow sees him secure a lesser sentence
Courts
Lady Dorrian said Daniel Haig – who murdered a schoolboy at a train station in 2021 – had 'grown up in a familial environment in which the use of violence, including the use of weapons, has been normalised'
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SNP 'putting needs of prisoners above those of victims' in latest early release scheme
Scottish Prison Service
The plans to change the point of release have been revealed in a consultation published by the Scottish Government after prison capacity across the country reached critical levels
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Murder plots against Scottish prison officers with 700 gang members now behind bars
Crime
Almost one in 10 Scottish prisoners now has 'direct links' to organised crime, including some senior gangland bosses – and this has made working life for staff more difficult and dangerous than ever before
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Criminals freed early under SNP soft-touch justice plans have taunted victims already
Scottish Prison Service
The Scottish Government outlined plans to free up to 550 prisoners early due to overcrowding fears, with the first batch of releases happening on Wednesday.
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