Recommendation 25

We asked MoJ what it had done to understand the impact of the crisis on prisoners and prisoner outcomes.82 MoJ said that the fact it had managed to continue running such a full estate was a testament to the huge efforts of its staff and those in the wider justice system, who were dealing with increased workloads. While HMPPS told us it had done everything it could to get out of this position, it acknowledged that running the estate at full capacity inevitably impacts on prison regimes. It added that the crisis also significantly impacts victims of crime, as early release schemes used to manage capacity pressures are not what victims would want.83 77 Q 66 78 PEC0007, PEC0008, PEC0009 79 PEC0008 80 PEC0011 81 PEC008 82 Q 65 83 Q 65 16 Effective rehabilitation and reducing reoffending