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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

Male criminals to be kept in female jails under Burnham's plan to tackle prison overcrowding

The Prime Minister is proposing to jail men in female prisons in a bid to ease the overcrowding crisis.

Andy Burnham said he is “increasingly confident” that plans to boost headroom in prisons will mean the number of offenders being released early, including two of PC Andrew Harper’s killers, can be reduced.

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