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

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.

In 2024, the Prison Reform Trust quoted a "male prisoner" as saying: "The government policy of depriving retired prisoners of their state pension is unfair, especially to those with paid National ...

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

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 ...

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

The number of prisoners in England and Wales has reached a six-month high, despite thousands of inmates being released early ...

The number of prisoners in England and Wales has reached a six-month high, despite thousands of inmates being released early ...

The measure comes despite thousands of offenders being released early in September, under a scheme which was designed to tackle the overcrowding crisis until 2026 ...

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 ...

Shabana Mahmood said January saw the highest average monthly growth of the prison population in almost two years as she ...