It's understood there are fewer than 100 spaces left in men's prisons across England and Wales.
It's understood there are fewer than 100 spaces left in men's prisons across England and Wales. The system is under greater pressure after recent unrest in the last month.Magistrates have already been told to delay sentencing of some criminals.Tom Wheatley, President of the Prison Governors Association, told LBC we've become addicted as a society to imprisonment to deal with anti-social behaviour and crime.
The current operational capacity of the prison system is 89,383 people, covering both the male and female estate. Earlier this year, Labour set out new legislation to reduce the amount of time inmates spend in jail before they are automatically released - from 50% of their sentence down to 40%.
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