Throughcare: Stages in the Provision of a Throughcare Service to Prisoners

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Long Term Sentence

Prisoners sentenced to periods in custody of four years and over are classified by the Scottish Prison Service as long term. This classification includes those who are sentenced to life imprisonment.

Prisoners sentenced to ten years and over are likely to be transferred to the National Induction Unit, currently at HMP Shotts, within a short period of their sentence.

Long Term Sentence

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Please note that the contents of Throughcare Map have not been updated since 2009. As a result, certain of the processes described here may no longer be current and accurate. It remains online as an historical resource, but has been superseded by Youth & criminal justice in Scotland: the young person's journey.