The focus now moves to implementing the law, as clarified by the court, maintaining a clear focus on the safety, wellbeing and rights of all those living and working within Scotland’s prisons.
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I won’t apologise for the fact that average sentences have increased. I think that is right that we have sentences matching the seriousness of criminality that we have faced.
This is going to be a complex area. It’s going to be difficult to deliver. It is a substantial reform and change – one that is necessary and that I support.
Antisocial or dangerous behaviour or disorder is unacceptable, I understand the concerns of those affected and how distressing these situations can be.
“It is becoming a newer phenomenon, a growing and very challenging phenomenon, where we are seeing balaclavas being used in order to mask criminality, anti-social behaviour and significant disruption and disorder,”
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