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Focus on cutting crime, not emptying prison cells

ALISON PAYNE Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill's plan to scrap prison sentences of six months and under is a typically bold move from a man who is, arguably, the Scottish Government's most outspoken minister.

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AMY PARKER

ALISON PAYNE

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill's plan to scrap prison sentences of six months and under is a typically bold move from a man who is, arguably, the Scottish Government's most outspoken minister.