Overcrowding contributing to deaths in prison - Inspector:

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Devon Live Sep 21

Devon prison 'asked to double up' one person pod cells to tackle overcrowding crisis

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BBC News

Sep 01

Laundry rooms to be turned into cells to tackle prison overcrowding: The government says £110m has been fast-tracked from existing budgets to speed up the ...

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Jul 17

Prison officers sound alarm over conditions across prisons - CNC3: The Prison Officers’ Association has issued a public appeal highlighting what it describes as ...

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RTE.ie

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Apr 30

Prison conditions, overcrowding a 'national scandal': Prison officers have said violence, intimidation, weapons and drugs smuggling are all increasing ...

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May 02

Prisons overcrowding: IPS says capacity 'absolutely exhausted' with inmates near 6,000

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Apr 30

'Nightmare' as overcrowded Irish prisons likely to set new record of 6,000 inmates

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independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/prison-fire-safety-failures-clare-dupree-b2947258.html

Apr 23

‘National scandal’ as ministers U-turn on lifesaving fire safety plans for overcrowded prisons

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Daily Mirror

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Mar 14

Scandal-hit jails hit by £6m fine amid rise in prison staff having sex with inmates

independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/radon-gas-prison-dartmoor-hmp-exeter-b2924224.html

Feb 20

Unsafe levels of cancer-causing radon gas detected at 16 UK prisons : High levels of radon gas, which can increase the risk of lung cancer, were detected at HMP ...

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Daily Mirror

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Nov 06 25

Disturbing truth behind three prisoners freed by errors and what happens now: Justice minister Alex Davies-Jones claimed 14 years of Tory austerity had ravaged ...

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STV Player

Oct 29 25

Scheme to release further 1,000 prisoners early approved by committee: Justice secretary Angela Constance said the move is necessary because of the ’emergency ...

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Abolished indefinite jail term is an ‘embarrassment’ to Britain, prison officers union chief says

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independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/prisons-crisis-repair-costs-ministry-of-justice-b2824019.html

Oct 19 25

Revealed: The eyewatering cost of letting prisons crumble : The ageing prison estate is in a dire condition after years of neglect, but the cost of outsourcing ...

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Oct 02 25

Hundreds of prisoners to be released early from ‘overcrowded’ Scottish jails: Ten of Scotland's prisons are at 'red risk status' and ten are ...

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'Game of chess' to keep gangsters apart in Scottish jail as attacks rise

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Jul 27 25

Rajaee Ali asks court to cancel transfer to Teteron - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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Daily Record

Jun 11 25

Prison officers assaulted by inmates 'almost every day' in Scotland's jails: Scottish Prison Service data shows 350 officers were attacked during 2024-25 –the ...