UK government to rent prison spaces abroad says Justice Secretary as overcrowding reaches breaking point

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The Justice Secretary has revealed the government's plan to rent prison spaces abroad in a bid to ease overcrowding in UK jails.

Speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, Mr Chalk said the plans to send prisoners to foreign countries were still in their "early stages".

She added the government is set to bring forward legislation to stop registered sex offenders from changing their identities. However, the locations would be selected on the basis of nations whose prison systems met British standards. The party said the plans would “put public protection first and help provide additional capacity for our prison service in a safe and sustainable way”.“Governments of both colours have tried to punish and imprison their way out of answering society's hardest questions.

 

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