Wednesday, October 10, 2007

[Scotland] Two thirds of prisoners re-offend / BBC, 10 October 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7035325.stm
"Almost two thirds of inmates re-offend within two years of their release from prison, according to statistics published by the Scottish Government."
Reconviction rates of offenders discharged from custody or given non-custodial sentences in 2003-04
PDF - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/199703/0053335.pdf