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Record numbers crowded into Scots prisons

Exclusive: Scotland�s prison population yesterday reached a record high of 7497, with young offenders and those on remand accounting for the bulk of the latest increase.

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LUCY ADAMS, Chief Reporter

Scotland's prison population yesterday reached a record high of 7497, with young offenders and those on remand accounting for the bulk of the latest increase.