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‘One in, one out’ plan to cut Scotland’s growing prison population

Scotland’s prisons should consider a controversial “one in, one out” model to deal with overcrowding, the chief executive of the service said.

Mike Ewart, head of the Scottish Prison Service, said the country should look at the safety valve system of other European countries and revealed that the country is the “best” in Europe for locking up its own people.