The government has asked to use 400 police cells to relieve pressures on the prison service
Speaking in the Commons, Damian Hinds said the overcrowding was partly due to a backlog of outstanding court cases.Mr Hinds said the overcrowding issue was limited to male prisons and there was "ample" space in women's and youth prisons. The government had written to the National Police Chiefs to request the temporary use of police cells, Mr Hinds said.
Responding to Mr Hinds in the Commons, Labour's Ms Reeves said problems in the prison service were a "failure on law and order" and "another crisis created by this shambolic Tory government". He also suggested there could be reason to reconsider whether it was "appropriate" to hold non-violent offenders in custody.
Are they going on strike?
Remember, many companies are making fortunes out of this, it's a big business. More prisoners, more profit CorruptSystem
Brown666W That’s a thing that has happened historically, it’s not news.
Thereafter overcrowding of police cells?
Can't they tag them and make them work on farms - hard labour?
Don't send so many people to the nick. Murderers, violent offenders, and drug traffickers. Nobody else should be going to prison.
How are you going to spin this into an SNP government bad story? Asking for BBCScotlandNews
If police cells are empty why not use them....
Is there anything that isn't broken in this country.....
Don't trust BBC
Build more prisons to house the scum, simple
Or travelodge as I've seen happen
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