Prison population statistics: press commentary
Update
“Jail numbers at new high” Scotsman
“Prisoner numbers rise as 8000 in Scottish jails on an average day” STV
“Pressure on prisons continues to rise with 4% inmate growth” Law Society Journal Online
“Rise in remand prisoner numbers criticised” Herald
“Scots prisoner numbers hit record high despite fall in crime” BBC
Following posted on 21.8.11
“Dundee’s jail rate second highest in Scotland” Courier
“1000 released from prison in last year” Scotsman
“Small drop in prisoner population” Law Society Journal Online
“Scotland’s prison numbers fall for first time in decade” BBC
“Devolution’s vaulting prison population…” Lallands Peat Worrier
“Go to jail” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 20.12.10
“Number of Scots jailed for drugs soars in ten years” Daily Record
“Dundee joint highest for imprisonment rate” Courier
“Scotland’s prison population still growing, says report” BBC
“Prison figures show continuing rise” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 30.11.09
“Scotland’s prison population up by 6%” Herald
“Sentencing row erupts after Scottish prison numbers leap 31% in 10 years” Scotsman
“Scotland’s prison population rises by 6%” BBC
“SNP says no to more jails as prisoner numbers swell” Scottish Daily Express
Following posted on 1.9.08
“More people from Glasgow in jail than from anywhere else in country” Herald
“Half of all tagged ‘low risk’ prisoners back in jail” Herald
“Prison numbers confirm overcrowding” Holyrood.com
“Number of inmates on rise at Saughton jail” Evening News
Following posted on 3.9.07
“Sharp increase in reoffending adds to pressure on prisons” Herald
“Concern as prisoner recalls rise” BBC
“Early jail release branded a conveyor belt of crime” Press and Journal
“Prisoner recalls up by 30%” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 28.8.06
“Record numbers in Scots jails” Daily Record 26.8.06
“Scots prison population at record levels” Scotsman
“More early-release prisoners sent back” Scotsman
Following posted on 28.2.05
“Number in Scotland’s jails hits new high” Times
“Prison levels hit a new peak” Daily Record 26.2.05
“Prison population hits new high” BBC
Following posted on 26.8.04
“New record set in inmate numbers” BBC
“Scottish prison population now fourth highest in Europe” Scottish TV
“Jail figures are soaring” Daily Record
“Record number in Scots jails” Scotsman
“Prisoner numbers reach all-time high” Herald
“All-time high for number of prisoners” Evening Times
Following posted on 25.2.04
“Scots prisons bursting at the seams” Courier
“Jail numbers at record high” Daily Record
“Prisons fuller than ever” Scotsman
“Record numbers in Scots prisons”Times
Following posted on 24.2.04
“Prison population hits new high” BBC
“Number of prisoners in Scotland hits record high” Evening News
“More in Scotland’s prisons than ever before”Scottish TV
Press releases
“Prison statistics and population projections scotland 2011-12″ Scot.Gov. (June 2012)
“Prison Statistics 2010-11″ Scot.Gov. (August 2011)
“Prison Statistics Scotland 2009–10″ Scot.Gov. (Dec. 2010)
“Prison population rises” Scot. Gov. (November 2009)
“Prison Statistics Scotland 2007/08″ Scot.Gov. (August 2008)
“Prison statistics Scotland 2005/6″ SPS
“Record prison figures: much to learn from abroad” Scottish Conservatives
“Prison must be for Serious not Minor Offenders” SNP
“Prison statistics 2004/5″ SPS
“Shocking rise in numbers recalled to prison” Scottish Tories 2.9.05
See also
Prison statistics and population projections Scotland: 2011-12
Prison statistics Scotland 2010-11
Prison Statistics Scotland: 2009–10
Prison Statistics Scotland: 2008–09
Prison Statistics Scotland, 2007/08
Prison Statistics Scotland, 2006/07
Prison Statistics Scotland, 2005/06
Prison Statistics Scotland 2004/5
Prison Statistics Scotland 2003
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