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UK overcrowding "eased"
By The Guardian Unlimited
Published: 10/12/2006

LONDON, ENGLAND - Overcrowding problems in prisons have eased over the past few days, reducing the likelihood of police cells being used to house inmates, the head of the Prison Governors Association (PGA) said.

Home Secretary John Reid announced emergency measures on Monday to cope with a crisis which threatened to bring the prison population above the system's maximum capacity, including making 500 police cells available. Read more.

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