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Leaked emails reveal plans to ‘double up’ prisoners in one-person prefab cells

theguardian.com · 20h · first report

Leaked emails reveal plans to ‘double up’ prisoners in one-person prefab cells

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Exclusive: Ten category C prisons in England and Wales asked to add second beds, which will breach safe occupancy limits The Prison Service has drawn up plans to “double up” hundreds of prisoners in temporary prefabricated cells built for one person, , at the request of the Ministry of Justice, leaked documents show. Amid an ongoing overcrowding crisis in England and Wales, governors of 10 category C prisons have been asked to sign off the installation of second beds in “rapid deployment cells [RDCs]”. Continue reading...

The coverage

  1. MAPPED: Ten jails where prison overcrowding crisis could force inmates to 'double up' in cells

    gbnews.com · 34m

  2. Prison Service plans to double-up inmates in prefab 'pods' to ease overcrowding crisis, leaked documents show

    dailymail.co.uk · 3h

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