Prisons plan could add 1,000 places in England and Wales amid overcrowding
by Aletha Adu Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6FJNG)
Use of portable buildings and more doubling up in cells could be part of package to be announced next week
Prisoners in England and Wales could be moved into portable buildings or released early as part of a huge extension of the electronic tagging scheme, as the justice secretary considers creative measures to solve the overcrowding crisis.
Alex Chalk KC is expected to reveal a package of measures on Monday that could add 1,000 prison places across the estate, the Guardian understands.
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