Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 7421

Prisons: Overcrowding

Tabled: 7 October 2024
Answered: 15 October 2024

Question

Grahame Morris

LabourEasington

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to alleviate prison overcrowding.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
Reducing prison overcrowding is a significant challenge inherited from the previous Government. The Department’s priority is to ensure there is enough capacity in the prison estate in the short and longer term. In July, we were forced to announced a packa...

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