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Scottish Green Candidate Faces Backlash for Prison Abolition Advocacy

4/7/2026

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Scottish Green candidate Nevens faces backlash for advocating the abolition of prisons.
Critics from Scottish Labour and the SNP label her views "ludicrous" and "monumentally stupid," arguing they endanger public safety.
Nevens argues prisons fail to rehabilitate and harm health while advocating for community-based solutions.
She remains a candidate for Holyrood elections in Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith as reforms favor community-based solutions and retain prisons for serious offenders.

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Scottish Green candidate Nevens faces backlash for advocating the abolition of prisons.
Critics from Scottish Labour and the SNP label her views "ludicrous" and "monumentally stupid," arguing they endanger public safety.
Nevens argues prisons fail to rehabilitate and harm health while advocating for community-based solutions.
She remains a candidate for Holyrood elections in Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith as reforms favor community-based solutions and retain prisons for serious offenders.