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Shoplifters more likely to go to jail than sex offenders

Exclusive: Scotland�s courts are locking up a higher proportion of shoplifters than sex offenders as the prison population reaches crisis point.

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LUCY ADAMS, Chief Reporter

Scotland's courts are locking up a higher proportion of shoplifters than sex offenders as the prison population reaches crisis point.