As part of our reform of the criminal justice system we aredetermined to reduce reoffending and invest to modernise the prison estate.This will reduce overcrowding and improve conditions in prisons.Our prison reforms havealready resulted in real changes:We have improved the basicconditions in which we expect offenders to tackle offending behaviour.The Scottish Prison Service(SPS) has moved some long-term prisoners out of Barlinnie to reduceovercrowding.Accommodation for male YoungOffenders has been consolidated in improved conditions at Polmont.For those who still have toslop out at Barlinnie and Polmont, we have provided more time and betterfacilities to do so.A new open prison unit forfemale offenders has been created at Cornton Vale.We have improved the prisonregime and we are working to maintain these improvements at a time of recordprisoner numbers, for example through:increased time out of cellat Barlinnie;improved medical care acrossthe board, andimproved and expanded drugtreatment services.The SPS has deliveredincreased numbers of programmes and approved activities...