Prison numbers at record high in England and Wales

Islam Times: The increasing numbers are being blamed on the protests in August, which saw hundreds of people jailed for various offences. According to the figures there are now only 1,221 prison places available.

Juliet Lyon, director of campaign group the Prison Reform Trust, said it was “crunch time” for the government.

“Unless a check can be put on ever-lengthening sentences and the use of prison for people who are mentally ill, addicts and petty offenders, pouring more money down the ineffective prison drain is inevitable,” she said.
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