overcrowding
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Gen. Rob Bonta’s office found substandard conditions including overcrowding, delays in medical care and poor quality food and drinking water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Prison staff told the BBC they were increasingly having to put two inmates in single occupancy cells, as overcrowding across the adult male estate worsens.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“We know customers want access to a premium lounge network, but we also know they hate overcrowding and they hate having to wait,” Jordan said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The government has said it would create more cells in existing prisons in England and Wales as part of its plans to tackle overcrowding.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
He knew that the effects of overcrowding and tension in a warren show themselves first in the does.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
