It comes after convicted paedophile Thomas Smith was jailed for 32 years for the rape and murder last year of an 11-year-old schoolgirl and her mother in Ayrshire.
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SNP says scrapping automatic early prison release a priority
The Scottish Government is to step up moves to abolish the controversial system of automatic early release from prison.
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