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Prison overcrowding

UK prison capacity pressures and early release of prisoners

Also: early release scheme, UK prison overcrowding

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Timeline

  1. 29 Oct 2026 · 1 outlet

    Irish Prison Service weighed cutting 40 days from sentences to ease overcrowding

  2. 29 Oct 2026 · 1 outlet

    Prison recalls exceed releases in England and Wales, MoJ figures show

  3. 25 Oct 2026 · 1 outlet

    Prison cells closed over bedbugs as overcrowding cuts spaces

  4. 30 Sep 2026 · 11 outlets

    Second wave of early prison releases begins as tagging and reoffending concerns grow

  5. 14 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets

    MoJ's AI probation transcription tool praised by audit office amid early prisoner releases

  6. 1 Oct 2026 · 1 outlet

    Report finds severe overcrowding in Irish prisons, thousands lack private toilet