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Scottish prisons had the highest mortality rate in Europe last year as prison death rose by 60 per cent to reach a record 64, according to new research. An annual report from the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) examined the 244 people – equivalent to four a week –
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Dr Alistair Fraser has taken over as the new director of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. He has replaced Professor Sarah Armstrong, who has led the centre for the last three years.
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