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Crime and law
Effectiveness of prisons in Scotland
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Prisons as effective punishment
Provide
protection
by locking away
dangerous offenders
Provide
punishment
by depriving offenders of their
freedom
Provide
rehabilitation opportunities
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There are approximately
8,000
people in
prison
in Scotland
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Prisons as ineffective punishment
Overcrowding
leads to less resources and
rehabilitation
opportunities
High cost to taxpayer of around
£35,000
per prisoner per year
High
reoffending
rates
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In
2017-18 26.3
percent of offenders were reconvicted within
one
year of the end of their previous sentence
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To send someone to prison for a year, it costs the taxpayer
£35,000
per prisoner whereas it costs only
£2,000
for an electronic tag
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