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Prison overcrowding a "national disgrace"
Prison overcrowding a “national disgrace”

There are more people in prison in England and Wales than ever before, according to new statistics. The Prison Reform Trust claims 74,543 inmates are currently housed at Her Majesty’s pleasure – using up 99.3 per cent of capacity. The charity found that in just one week in January the prison population surged by 597… Read more »