Prison overcrowding and staff vacancies severely undermine the ability of prisons to deliver rehabilitation
We recognise the Government’s efforts to increase transparency around prison capacity, and its action towards ending the capacity crisis. However, the evidence we received demonstrates that the current level of overcrowding, in combination with a high number of staff vacancies, is having a profound impact on the ability of prisons …
Government response. The government rejects expanding the Annual Statement on Prison Capacity to include rehabilitation measures, stating it would be beyond its remit. It highlights that much of the requested information is already published through other reports and officials are considering further …
Ministry of Justice