The crisis followed the last Conservative Government's failure to fulfil its promise to build up to 20,000 more prisons ...

Overcrowded prisons will face “total gridlock in a matter of months” and run out of space in 2026 despite emergency measures to release prisoners early, MPs have warned. Thousands of ...

A new LendingTree study reveals that nearly 19 million Americans live in overcrowded homes, with California, Hawaii and New ...

The British government enacted 'Operation Safeguard' to manage prison overcrowding by holding inmates in police cells temporarily. This response follows a surge in the prison population in England and ...

Shackled and bent over – some of the 250-plus deportees arriving in El Salvador. El Salvador Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via ...

Tihar Jail is one of India’s largest prison complexes comprising nine prisons spread over more than 400 acres – one prison in ...

Due to overcrowded prisons in England and Wales, the UK government reinstates 'Operation Safeguard', allowing police cells to house inmates temporarily. The prison population has doubled over 30 years ...

The ambitious 2021 plans to introduce 20,000 new prison places by the mid-2020s are set to be delivered five years behind ...

The HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) remains operating 'hand to mouth', while the service acknowledges it as ...

LOS ANGELES - Overcrowded homes are far more common than ... factoring in vacant homes and excluding people in group quarters like prisons and dorms. Florida came out on top with a surplus of ...