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Our response to new prisoner release proposals
The Scottish Government has announced new proposals to change the way that prison sentences work.
The proposals follow a report by the Scottish Sentencing and Penal Commission, which recommends reducing the length of time that offenders spend in prison and looking at alternative ways for them serve the rest of their sentence.
The Scottish Government also wants to change the definition of short-term prisoner from being an offender who has been sentenced to four years or less to being an offender who has been sentenced to five years or less.
Everyone deserves to be safe, supported and free from violence
A short statement following the devastating scenes across central Scotland last night:
Call to reinstate a Women’s Health Minister
Rape Crisis Scotland has joined a coalition of medical experts and women’s organisations calling on the First Minister to reinstate the role of Women’s Health Minister.
The ‘distinct challenges’ facing survivors in the Highlands
Survivors of rape and sexual violence in the Highlands face “distinct challenges” around anonymity and isolation in order to access life-saving support, a local Rape Crisis service has warned.
Rape and Sexual Abuse Service Highland (RASASH), the only specialist sexual violence service in the Highland Council, supports survivors from Caithness to Nairn.
In an interview with BBC Radio Scotland’s Drivetime, the organisation’s chief executive Romy Rehfeld and support services manager Meghan Munro lay out the challenges and explain why it’s important for RASASH to meet survivors where they’re at.
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