Written Question · S2W-31500 · Session 2
Whether any open prisons receive prisoners immediately after sentencing and what guidelines exist on the use of open prisons.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any open prisons receive prisoners immediately after sentencing and what guidelines exist on the use of open prisons.
The answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
Open prisons are used to prepareprisoners for release, and for other prisoners not considered to present a risk.Prisoners must be assessed as requiring only low supervision, and in the case oflong-term prisoners to have served an appropriate portion of their sentence.
Prisoners sentenced to less thanfour years may serve their sentence in an open prison at the outset if all othercriteria are met.
Open prisons are used to prepareprisoners for release, and for other prisoners not considered to present a risk.Prisoners must be assessed as requiring only low supervision, and in the case oflong-term prisoners to have served an appropriate portion of their sentence.
Prisoners sentenced to less thanfour years may serve their sentence in an open prison at the outset if all othercriteria are met.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-31500 by reference.