Strategy to focus on crime prevention [BBC.com]

Samantha Sangenito 7/13/174:00 AM

The Scottish government has announced a greater emphasis on crime prevention as part of its new justice strategy.

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson published the new priorities as he started the demolition of Scotland's only women's prison at Cornton Vale.

Two new community-based custody units for women will be located in Glasgow and either Fife or Dundee.

The new units will focus on recovery and keeping women closer to their families.

A smaller prison will also be built at Cornton Vale for 80 women. The current jail - which is 42 years old - was built for 217 women but ultimately housed about 350.

[For more of this story, written by Lucy Adams, go to http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-40557017]

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