{"id":40172,"date":"2025-10-29T22:07:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T22:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/scotcast-the-1000-prisoners-up-for-early-release\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T22:07:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T22:07:41","slug":"scotcast-the-1000-prisoners-up-for-early-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/scotcast-the-1000-prisoners-up-for-early-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotcast &#8211; The 1,000 prisoners up for early release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">Available for over a year<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-whitespace-pre-line sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">If you\u2019re interested in this episode, you may also like \u2018Life inside our packed prisons\u2019 https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m0027t4p <\/p>\n<p>Justice secretary Angela Constance (pictured) is proposing the emergency release of up to 1,000 prisoners. <\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s David Cowan tells us why prison officers are saying Scotland\u2019s jails are in &#8216;crisis&#8217;. <\/p>\n<p>And Martin and Laura discuss a damning report into an NHS maternity unit in Edinburgh. <\/p>\n<p>Scotcast is the BBC\u2019s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins. <\/p>\n<p>Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m002ld8y\" aria-label=\"Programme Website of The 1,000 prisoners up for early release\" data-testid=\"programme-website-link\" class=\"sw-group sw-inline-flex sw-items-center sw-pt-4\"><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-text-brevier\">Programme Website<\/span><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-transition sw-ease sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-ml-2 sw-ml-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><default:path d=\"M21.9,16.9v11.5H3.7V10.2h11.1V7.6H1V31h23.6V16.9H21.9z M18,1v2.6h10.2l-0.5-1.1L11,19l1.9,1.9L29.6,4.3l-1.2-0.5V14H31V1 H18z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/a><button class=\"sw-group sw-text-pica sw-block sw-w-fit sw-pt-4\"><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-mr-0.5\">Show less<\/span><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"0.75rem\" height=\"0.75rem\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-ml-1 sw-mt-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><default:path d=\"M0 18L16 0l16 18z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/button><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m002ld8y?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available for over a year If you\u2019re interested in this episode, you may also like \u2018Life inside our packed prisons\u2019 https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m0027t4p Justice secretary Angela Constance (pictured) is proposing the emergency release of up to 1,000 prisoners. The BBC\u2019s David Cowan tells us why prison officers are saying Scotland\u2019s jails are in &#8216;crisis&#8217;. 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