Prisoners will be temporarily held in police cells to deal with prisons running out of space, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) ...

Police cells will temporarily be used to hold prisoners in a stop-gap measure to cope with overcrowding in jails, the British government said on Tuesday.

Police cells will be used to hold inmates as prisons face a capacity crisis with fewer than 800 spaces left across the UK.

A 19-year-old, Nicholas Prosper, who murdered his mother, sister, and brother in Luton, UK, last year, has been sentenced ...

Police cells will temporarily be used to hold prisoners in a stop-gap measure to cope with overcrowding in jails, the United ...

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The HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) remains operating 'hand to mouth', while the service acknowledges it as ...

Due to overcrowded prisons in England and Wales, the UK government reinstates 'Operation Safeguard', allowing police cells to house inmates temporarily. The prison population has doubled over 30 years ...

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The British government enacted 'Operation Safeguard' to manage prison overcrowding by holding inmates in police cells temporarily. This response follows a surge in the prison population in England and ...