Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced limits on how long offenders can be returned to prison, under plans to ease ...

The Justice Secretary has announced more emergency measures to curb prison overcrowding as she warned jails are on track to be down to “zero capacity” by November. Shabana Mahmood unveiled changes to ...

Justice Secretary announces ‘record prison expansion’ to tackle overcrowding - Ms Mahmood also announced a shake-up of prison ...

The Justice Secretary will set out plans to address prison overcrowding amid suggestions criminals could be released after serving just a third of their sentences. A written statement is expected to ...

Overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales has contributed to soaring reoffending rates, with staff too overburdened to help offenders prepare for life on the outside. A new inspection report ...

Prisons across England and Wales are at their highest ... was forced to release around 3,000 prisoners early to avoid overcrowding in autumn last year. The Howard League, a charity calling for ...

There are just 551 empty places in men's prisons, and 261 in women's prisons across England and Wales, as of 14 April. Within the Youth Custody Service, there are 141 empty cells, though this area is ...

Last year, the UK cities that are most overcrowded with tourists were revealed and topping the list at number one was Bath. Located in the west of England, Bath is a relatively small city with a ...

It comes as the expansion of funded childcare – which was introduced by the Conservative government – began being rolled out in England in ... could result in overcrowding in some settings ...

He said more than half of prisons in England and Wales are overcrowded, adding "the situation is unsustainable". He warned: "Overcrowding and lack of resourcing are contributing to a failing system ...