The Scottish Prison Service says inmates who pose an immediate risk are not being released as part of the scheme.
Victims are being taunted by criminals who are being released early from Scotland's prisons today under emergency plans to tackle overcrowding, Sky News has been told. Jails across the UK are in crisis with governors in England and Wales warning they could run out of space within days. From this morning, the SNP government in Edinburgh is allowing more than 500 Scottish inmates, serving short term sentences, out early in a bid to tackle the issue.
The Prison Governors' Association claims police will be unable to detain people because there's not enough room behind bars. Some inmates in England and Wales are being freed up to 70 days early in a similar move to Scotland. However, the Ministry of Justice was unable to tell Sky News how many convicts have been granted freedom since the system came into force in May. The crisis has been put in to sharp focus with just days to go until the general election.
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