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Labour condemns 'ill-judged plans'
Labour stepped up calls to scrap "ill-judged plans" that would phase out short prison sentences of six months or less.
They said the measure will not provide any savings - undermining claims by justice secretary Kenny MacAskill it will end the publicly funded "bed and board" culture in jails.
Labour justice secretary Richard Baker said: "It's about time that Kenny MacAskill was honest with people in Scotland.
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