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Police cells to be used to hold prisoners - as jails fill up

  • Ministers have enacted Operation Safeguard, which allows prisoners to be held overnight in police cells due to overcrowding in jails.
  • The use of police cells will cost the government millions; prior activation of this measure between February and July 2023 cost £30.2 million.
  • Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood stated the prison population has reached a six-month high, prompting the reactivation of Operation Safeguard.
  • The government plans to build 14,000 new prison places by 2031 to address long-term overcrowding issues, according to a Ministry of Justice spokesperson.
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RÚV broke the news in on Monday, March 17, 2025.
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