Sentences

The Council has commissioned a number of new educational videos on sentencing. The first video asks people with knowledge of the justice system, including a sheriff, journalist, victims’ expert, offender and academic, their views on community sentencing. These views are not necessarily those of the Council.

The Council commissioned this video to capture the views of people who have experience and knowledge of the prison system, including a High Court judge, a victim expert talking about her experience following the murder of her son, a senior Scottish Prison Service manager, an academic in criminology, and a woman serving a prison sentence. This short film offers insights into prison sentencing overall, as well as to what a prison sentence involves day to day. Learn more about sentencing.