Prisons set to run out of spaces again within a year despite early release scheme, MPs warn
Many prisoner are living in ‘inhumane conditions’ and the government must act now to avert disaster, the Public Accounts ...
Prisoners to be held in police cells to deal with overcrowding
Prisoners will be temporarily held in police cells to deal with prisons running out of space, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) ...
Prisoners will be held in police cells as jails close to breaking point again despite thousands being released early
PRISONERS will be held in police cells as Britain’s jails are almost out of space again. The country’s prisons are once again ...
Abolished indefinite prison sentences still in place - despite prisoner numbers approaching pre-release scheme levels
Imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences were introduced in 2005 and abolished in 2012. But the law wasn't ...
Prisons to run out of space despite early release of thousands
MoJ says jails in England and Wales will be full by early 2026 as inmate population rises by nearly 100 a week ...
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Number of prisoners reaches six-month high, despite thousands being released early to ease overcrowding
The number of prisoners in England and Wales has reached a six-month high, despite thousands of inmates being released early ...
Prison population climbs to six-month high despite early-release scheme
The number of prisoners in England and Wales has reached a six-month high, despite thousands of inmates being released early to tackle overcrowding, new figures reveal. The prison population stood at ...
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Jails could run out of space within months as Labour ministers wait for the 'uncertain' results of sentencing review, MPs warn
Jails could run out of space within months as ministers wait ... Today’s report warned the Prison Service is ‘entirely reliant on uncertain future demand reduction measures, which it hopes ...