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| One in four inmates share single cells |
| By The Guardian |
| Published: 05/01/2008 |
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UNITED KINGDOM - Nearly 20,000 prisoners - one in four of the record jail population in England and Wales - are now "doubled up" in single cells, according to new figures. The fresh evidence of overcrowding emerged yesterday as prison governors expressed their disappointment over Gordon Brown's eve-of-elections decision to cancel a £1.50-a-week increase in prisoners' wages, due to come into effect today. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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