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Justice minister: 'prison is a bit of a skoosh'

EXCLUSIVE: �You have your flat screen telly, you play the Nintendo, you play pool ...� By Tom Gordon, Scottish Political Editor

KENNY MacAskill, the justice secretary, has admitted prison is "a bit of a skoosh" for most inmates in Scotland and is a softer option than picking up litter on community service orders.