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Prison population now higher than when the government came to power, study shows
A general view of Pentonville Prison, London, April 29, 2013

PRISONS in England and Wales are holding thousands more inmates than they were designed for, campaigners revealed today, despite Labour’s attempts to tackle the overcrowding problem through measures such as early release.

A study by the Howard League for Prison Reform shows that there are now more people behind bars than there were when the Labour government came to power last year.

It calls for an end to the imposition of increasingly longer sentences by judges.

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