Summary
PRISON numbers hit an all time high yesterday, plunging Lord Falconer into a crisis on his first day in charge of the new Ministry of Justice.
He will be faced with taking drastic steps within days if the courts do not slow the pace of imprisonments.See the full content of this document
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New Ministry Is Hit by Jails Crisis On Its First Day
The jail population rose over the Bank Holiday weekend to 80,674, including 367 criminals held in police cells.
It is an acute embarrassment to ministers that the historic high was reached on the eve of the Ministry created by splitting the Home Office in two opening its doors for the first time...See the full content of this document
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