Call from Margaret Mitchell MSP of @ScotTories for @ScotParl to stop being a "machine for legislation" #JusticeQT
Scotland's high imprisonment rate is a "badge of shame and mark of our failure as a society" - @MathesonMichael #JusticeQT
70% reduction in the number of under-18s in custody - HMP Polmont now half empty - @MathesonMichael #JusticeQT
Consensus from @scottishlabour @scotlibdems & @ScotTories on repealing the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act #JusticeQT (@FACKilltheBill)
Homelessness and weak through care huge hurdles for people leaving prisoners says @ScotTories #justiceQT
We use prison when we should have community system, community sanctions need to be default says @MathesonMichael #justiceQT
A person can't claim for a benefits when leave prison if you don't have an address @MathesonMichael #justiceQT
'We should immediately allow short-term prisoners to vote and look at extending it' says @agcolehamilton #justiceQT
'The green party support the view that prisoners should have a right to vote' says @JohnFinnieHI #justiceQT
New Prison monitors systems for prison need urgent reviews, audience suggest #JusticeQT
Women in prison not a threat to the public 90% of time, so why are they in prison? @ScotTories Support community centres #JusticeQT
'No sentences of less than a year' says @agcolehamilton need more community alternatives in Scotland #justiceQT
Balance of spending should be in the Community, community disposals need to be funded says @JohnFinnieHI #justiceQT
Politicians shouldn't be running our police service and governance being reviewed now #justiceQT
Police Scotland governance a big issue for policy discussion this evening #JusticeQT
we should use electronic monitoring as alternative to remand says @MathesonMichael #justiceQT
'Remand should be greatly reduced...we need to build up the alternatives' @JohnFinnieHI #justiceQT
We are failing when on remand, only 30% women on remand go on to get a custodial sentence @agcolehamilton #justiceQT
great work OF @CircleScot highlighted by @ScotTories #justiceQT
Age of criminal responsibility remains at 8, 'we have failed the test' of UN to raise it in Scotland says @agcolehamilton #JusticeQT
First question: what are aims of Justice system? How do we know they've been achieved, and for whom? #JusticeQT
JudgeS need access to alternative sentences and imprisonment should have effective Rehabilitation @ScotTories #JusticeQT
Not about being tough on crime, need to make informed decisions about future of #penalpolicy in Scotland @MathesonMichael #JusticeQT
Need to reduce prison size and have greater use of community disposals @MathesonMichael #JusticeQT
Scotland too wedded to imprisonment @MathesonMichael #JusticeQT
Too many drug related offences jamming up penal system @agcolehamilton #JusticeQT
Age of criminal responsibility needs to be raised in Scotland #JusticeQT
Per capita Scotland has among highest imprisonment rates and high recidivism @agcolehamilton #JusticeQT
Green party want alternative to short sentences #JusticeQT
We should have robust rights based approach to Justice #JusticeQT