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Scottish Prisons Commission

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The Scottish Prisons Commission was a commission established by the Scottish Government in 2007 to "analyse the impact for courts, prisons and community justice services of early release provisions contained in the Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007".

Members

The members were:

  • The Rt. Hon. Henry McLeish (Chair) – former First Minister of Scotland, Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning, Minister for Devolution and Home Affairs
  • Dr Karin Dotter-Schiller – Acting Director-General, Prison Service in the Federal Ministry of Justice in Vienna, Austria; founder member, International Corrections and Prisons Association
  • Sheriff Alistair Duff – Dundee; Chair, Dundee branch of the Scottish Association for the Study of Offending
  • Geraldine Gammell – Director, The Prince's Trust in Scotland
  • Richard Jeffrey – President, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce; Chair, Edinburgh Tourism Action Group
  • Lesley Riddoch – broadcaster and journalist
  • Chief Constable David Strang – Lothian and Borders Police

    • References

    Scottish Prisons Commission Wikipedia
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