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Britain considering prison ships in bid to end overcrowding crisis
Sep 29, 2007, 16:48 GMT
London - The British government is considering operating prison ships in an attempt to solve the prison overcrowding problem, reports said Saturday.
A Justice Ministry spokesman said in London Saturday said that all options were being looked at including prison ships.
Britain currently has a prison population of 81,133 people, which is 1,000 below prison capacity.
The move has aroused opposition from lobbying groups. The Director of the Howard League for Penal Reform, Frances Cook, said that 'a Spanish Armada of prison ships' would not solve the prisons crisis.
The only solution would be to give fewer people custodial sentences. In June, the government decided to release some prisons early as a result of the overcrowding problem.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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