Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to reform sentencing guidelines and expand funding for community-based rehabilitation programmes to safely reduce prison overcrowding.
Petitioner: Joanne Phillips
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 26 August 2026
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SPICe Briefing (144KB, pdf) posted 04 November 2026
PE2248/A: Scottish Government written response, 29 October 2026 (101KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2026