Reoffending

There was a small reduction in the proportion of people reconvicted within 12 months compared with the 2021-2022 cohort, new figures from Scotland’s chief statistician show.  Of all the offenders released from custody or given a non-custodial sentence in 2022-2023, 26.1 per cent were reco

Charities working to reduce reoffending will share almost £3 million to fund specialist services including employment training, early intervention and support for families of prisoners. Criminal justice social work service provider Sacro and Families Outside, which supports children and famili