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A third perception—this is anecdotal, but I have heard it repeated over and over again—is that people are remanded because if they are not sent to prison the chances are that they will die, as their lives are so chaotic and fragile.
We are also making lots of local-level data available on the Scottish neighbourhood statistics website. A lot of activity is coming to a head over the next few weeks.