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Police cells to be used to hold prisoners - as jails fill up
- Police cells will temporarily hold inmates due to prison overcrowding, as announced by the Ministry of Justice.
- The prison population in England and Wales has reached 87,556, the highest since September 2024, prompting the activation of 'Operation Safeguard'.
- Shabana Mahmood stated that the prison system was operating at more than 99% occupancy, necessitating immediate action.
- Andrea Coomber remarked that the early release scheme has only provided a few months of relief to the prison crisis.
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Prisoners will be held in police cells as UK’s jails close to breaking point
PRISONERS will be held in police cells as Britain’s jails are almost out of space again. The country’s prisons are once again close to breaking point despite thousands of lags being released early last year. GettyJustice Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced Operation Safeguard in parliament, which means offenders can be held in police custody[/caption] They are running at more than 99 per cent capacity, with only 824 spaces remaining in the male …
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Total News Sources17
Leaning Left3Leaning Right4Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Right
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Right
45% Right
L 33%
C 22%
R 45%
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