Leaked emails reveal plans to ‘double up’ prisoners in one-person prefab cells
Under the ‘doubling up’ plans Erlestoke prison, in Wiltshire, would gain 66 beds, breaching its occupational capacity limit by 33. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.View image in fullscreenUnder the ‘doubling up’ plans Erlestoke prison, in Wiltshire, would gain 66 beds, breaching its occupational capacity limit by 33. If you don’t do this, the prison won’t be sufficiently safe or secure.“Increasing the operational capacity of a prison isn’t as simple as putting bunk beds in cells.
- ▪Under the ‘doubling up’ plans Erlestoke prison, in Wiltshire, would gain 66 beds, breaching its occupational capacity limit by 33.
- ▪Photograph: PA Images/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.View image in fullscreenUnder the ‘doubling up’ plans Erlestoke prison, in Wiltshire, would gain 66 beds, breaching its occupational capacity limit by 33.
- ▪If you don’t do this, the prison won’t be sufficiently safe or secure.“Increasing the operational capacity of a prison isn’t as simple as putting bunk beds in cells.
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Under the ‘doubling up’ plans Erlestoke prison, in Wiltshire, would gain 66 beds, breaching its occupational capacity limit by 33. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.View image in fullscreenUnder the ‘doubling up’ plans Erlestoke prison, in Wiltshire, would gain 66 beds, breaching its occupational capacity limit by 33. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.Prisons and probationLeaked emails reveal plans to ‘double up’ prisoners in one-person prefab cellsExclusive: Ten category C prisons in England and Wales asked to add second beds, which will breach safe occupancy limitsRajeev Syal Home affairs editorWed 16 Sep 2026 14.41 EDTLast modified on Wed 16 Sep 2026 14.54 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Prison Service has drawn up plans to “double…
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