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Marcello Mega

Family of Scots prisoner with dementia beg for release on compassionate grounds

One of the Scotland's oldest prisoners is being made to serve his full term behind bars despite suffering from dementia.

Now, the family of 75-year-old Jim McDonald are begging prison chiefs to allow him home in time for New Year.

They have demanded to know why he is still serving a four-year term for fraud when violent and sex offenders often get out under automatic early release rules.

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