SubtleBlade ⚔️May 5, 2024

#Prisons ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as inmates forced to share single cells

Longer sentences and #CourtBacklogs push 25% of prisoners in #England and #Wales into shared cells, adding to drug-use and violence
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/05/prisons-sleepwalking-into-crisis-as-inmates-forced-to-share-single-cells
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Prisons ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as inmates forced to share single cells

Longer sentences and court backlogs push 25% of prisoners in England and Wales into shared cells, adding to drug-use and violence

The Guardian