The number of prisoners in England and Wales has reached a six-month high, despite thousands of inmates being released early ...

The number of prisoners in England and Wales has reached a six-month high, despite thousands of inmates being released early ...

LONDON (Reuters) - 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.

Due to overcrowded prisons in England and Wales, the UK government reinstates 'Operation Safeguard', allowing police cells to house inmates temporarily. The prison population has doubled over 30 years ...

Prison crisis measures triggered as jails full just six months after thousands of offenders released early - The measure comes despite thousands of offenders being released early in September, under a ...

The number of offenders behind bars soared to a six-month high despite Labour's controversial decision to release thousands of inmates last year to ease overcrowding.

The number of people in prison in England and Wales has soared to a six month high, with more inmates behind bars than before ...

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

A fight is brewing in England over new sentencing guidelines that require judges to consider a criminal’s ethnicity and faith ...

Most women in jail have been victims of more serious crimes than they themselves have committed, writes Andrea Coomber. We’ve known how to tackle this crisis for almost 20 years – now it’s time to put ...