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United Kingdom: decades of prison failings were compounded by sentence inflation and "cliff edge" policies of former government
Prisons in England reached a crisis point under the last government as "tough on crime" policies led to overcrowding after decades of structural failings and entrenched issues.
Source: The justice gap (08/09/2025)