Cop assault thugs 'shouldn't be eligible for early release'

I looked at the stats saying 37 per cent and it got an award? Was that not a D in the old O-level score

- Katrine Bussey of PA Scotland

Early release policy Justice Secretary has been urged to send 'support' to police officers

Justice Secretary Angela Constance is being urged to bar inmates with convictions for violence against the police from being considered for early release writes Katrine Bussey of PA Scotland.

The Association of Scottish Police Superintendents (Asps) made the plea to Ms Constance as the latest phase of releases, designed to ease pressure on Scotland's overcrowded jails, gets under way.