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

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 …

UK police stations to be used as prisons in new measure

UK officials say the prison systems of England and Wales are operating at more than 99 per cent occupancy.

Overflowing prisons trigger emergency measure to house inmates in police cells

Justice secretary triggers Operation Safeguard to use police cells for prisoners overnight

Police cells to be used again to hold prisoners as jails ‘close to capacity’

Shabana Mahmood said January saw the highest average monthly growth of the prison population in almost two years as she re-enacted the move.

UK to use police stations as prisons under emergency measure

LONDON - Police cells will temporarily be used to hold prisoners in a stop-gap measure to cope with overcrowding in jails, the British government said on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Police cells to be used to hold prisoners as Labour triggers 'emergency measure' in bid to tackle jail overcrowding

Police cells are being repurposed to hold prisoners in an emergency measure to tackle prison overcrowding, Labour has announced.With jails once again close to filling up entirely, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed to GB News that "Operation Safeguard" will be activated for the second time in less than a year.It was last used in May 2024 - and despite Labour's controversial early release scheme last year, there are fewer than 800 spaces…