UK prisons could run out of space within a year and only half of new places will be built
The ambitious 2021 plans to introduce 20,000 new prison places by the mid-2020s are set to be delivered five years behind ...
UK prisons predicted to hit capacity by 2026 despite government's expansion plans, MPs warn
The HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) remains operating 'hand to mouth', while the service acknowledges it as ...
UK Woman Who Raped And Abused Children Found Dead In Prison
Rebecca Holloway, 31 was found dead at the HM Prison Low Newton in Durham, where she was serving a 12-and-a-half-year ...
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 ...
Prisons face ‘total gridlock’ in 2026 amid failure to increase capacity – MPs
A Westminster committee said lives are being increasingly put at risk by the Government’s historic failures to increase ...
Prison fights and violence surge as warning issued over 'pressure cooker' jails
MPs have warned the prison service is operating 'hand to mouth' as it scrambles from one crisis to another - with jails set ...
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Prisons set to run out of spaces again within a year despite early release scheme, MPs warn
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Thousands of outstanding spaces are expected to be ...
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Prisons face ‘total gridlock’ in 2026 amid failure to increase capacity – MPs
MPs also said the HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) remains operating “hand to mouth”, reacting to immediate crises like it found in 2020, and that the service acknowledges it as ...