This last autumn has seen an ongoing debate about the fact that Britain has too many offenders and has run out of prison cells in which to keep them.
John Benton
There are 140 prisons in England and Wales with a capacity for 79,900 prisoners. The numbers in prison have risen from 60,000 in 1997 to the full capacity this year.
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Too much porridge?
This last autumn has seen an ongoing debate about the fact that Britain has too many offenders and has run out of prison cells in which to keep them.
There are 140 prisons in England and Wales with a capacity for 79,900 prisoners. The numbers in prison have risen from 60,000 in 1997 to the full capacity this year.
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