Plans are being drawn up to replace Scotland's "miserable" women's prison with a custom-made jail, the Justice Secretary has announced.
Former Lord Advocate Dame Elish Angiolini recommended the closure of Cornton Vale, near Stirling, in June, calling it "a miserable place" where some prisoners live in "antediluvian and appalling" conditions.
In a progress report to Holyrood's Justice Committee, Kenny MacAskill said plans were progressing to action Dame Elish's recommendation.
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