英格兰和威尔士的监狱达到6个月的高点,有87 556名囚犯,空间短缺。 England and Wales prisons hit a six-month high with 87,556 inmates, facing space shortages.

英格兰和威尔士的监狱人口达到了6个月的高点,达到87 556人,尽管为了缓解过度拥挤状况提早释放了数千名囚犯。 The prison population in England and Wales has hit a six-month high of 87,556, despite early releases of thousands of inmates to ease overcrowding. 司法部预测,到2026年初,监狱空间将耗尽,促使计划到2031年再建造14 000个牢房空间。 The Ministry of Justice forecasts prisons will run out of space by early 2026, prompting plans to build 14,000 additional cell spaces by 2031. 紧急措施“保障行动”将在监狱满期时暂时将囚犯关押在警察牢房内, An emergency measure, 'Operation Safeguard,' will temporarily hold inmates in police cells when prisons are full, aiming to free up around 200 cells. 继续呼吁进行判刑改革以减少监狱人口。 Calls for sentencing reforms to reduce prison populations continue.