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Prisoners could be held in police cells in bid to cut jail overcrowding

Prisoners could be held in police cells in a bid to reduce “acute and sudden” overcrowding in jails. Justice minister Damian Hinds told MPs the Government has asked to use 400 police cells to hold inmates after a surge in overcrowding in male ...

30 Nov 2022 at 19:39

Government had ‘no choice’ over emergency prison measures, says minister

The Government had “no choice” but to put in place emergency measures for prison overcrowding, a minister has said. Lord James Timpson, minister for prisons, probation and reducing reoffending, said the previous government ran prisons “so ...

08 Oct 2024 at 14:47

Prisons crisis and chaos at HMP Wandsworth laid bare in wake of Khalife’s escape

Daniel Khalife’s jail break shone a light on the “shocking” level of chaos at HMP Wandsworth and brought the crisis in prisons across England and Wales to the fore. The prisons watchdog described the scandal-hit Victorian jail as ...

28 Nov 2024 at 18:41

Lammy speaking to ‘best of his knowledge’ on prisoner release error – Starmer

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has defended his deputy David Lammy against criticism over his handling of a mistaken prisoner release by saying it was “right” the Justice Secretary was “setting out the facts to the best of his ...

06 Nov 2025 at 20:56

Manhunt ongoing for mistakenly released prisoner Brahim Kaddour-Cherif

A manhunt for Brahim Kaddour-Cherif is ongoing after Sir Keir Starmer defended his deputy David Lammy against criticism over his handling of the mistaken prisoner release. Police are trying to track down Algerian national ...

07 Nov 2025 at 00:01

Manhunt continues for wrongly released prisoner as pressure mounts on Lammy

Prison governors were “hauled over the coals” by David Lammy as the manhunt continues for Algerian sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif following his accidental release from custody. Cabinet minister Steve Reed defended ...

07 Nov 2025 at 08:58

‘I was not equipped with all the detail’ over prisoner release error – Lammy

Justice Secretary David Lammy has said he was “not equipped with all the detail” about a mistaken prisoner release when he appeared at PMQs, and said the Government had a “mountain to climb” in tackling the prisons ...

06 Nov 2025 at 18:21

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