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It was the Tory Government that introduced and implemented automatic early release for prisoners in Scotland, and ensured that it happened throughout Scotland.
The First Minister needs to raise his game and speak for Scotland on these issues. If he cannot recognise the seriousness with which I am raising the concern of many hundreds of thousands of people in Scotland about the humanitarian disaster for which we may be responsible, he misjudges the opinions of the people of Scotland.
I also accept, however, that my priority as First Minister in Scotland is to concentrate on the powers of devolution and to work to ensure better schools and hospitals, to provide better transport, to tackle crime and to create jobs in Scotland.