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Campaign to end graffiti vandal's 'unfair' sentence

Case highlights need for non-custodial sentences By John Bynorth Home Affairs Editor

JUSTICE secretary Kenny MacAskill has renewed his pledge to avoid sending less serious offenders to prison after a campaign was launched to free a graffiti vandal from one of the longest sentences for the crime handed down in Scotland.