Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 35366

Prison Accommodation

Tabled: 4 March 2025

Answered: 12 March 2025

Question

Stuart Anderson

Conservative — South Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to increase capacity within the prison system.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

This Government inherited a criminal justice system in crisis, with prisons operating at over 99% capacity and on the brink of collapse.The 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy was published on 11 December 2024, alongside the Annual Statement on Prison Capaci...

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