Prison staff told not to use inadequate cells as overcrowding worsens
We don't have the infrastructure to house the additional prisoners. Others can be smaller with a more concentrated population in the low hundreds.Former prison governor John Podmore said it was "fundamentally unfair" governors were having to deal with a penal crisis they didn't create."The public may have little sympathy for prisoners, but that doesn't alter the reality. You can put a second bed in a cell and call it capacity but that doesn't make it sensible or safe.
- ▪We don't have the infrastructure to house the additional prisoners.
- ▪Others can be smaller with a more concentrated population in the low hundreds.Former prison governor John Podmore said it was "fundamentally unfair" governors were having to deal with a penal crisis they didn't create."The public may have l
- ▪You can put a second bed in a cell and call it capacity but that doesn't make it sensible or safe.
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Prison staff told not to use inadequate cells as overcrowding worsens Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Some prisoners will be released early in October to try to tackle overcrowding (file photo)BySima KotechaSenior UK correspondent Published8 minutes agoPrison governors in England and Wales have been warned against using unsafe cells to cope with overcrowding, according to documents leaked to the BBC.The six-page letter from the Prison Governors' Association (PGA) has been sent to members urging them to abide by the law when using cells, ensuring they meet health and safety requirements and are suitable for the number of inmates they are holding.Prison staff told the BBC they were increasingly having to put two inmates in single occupancy cells, as overcrowding across the adult male…
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