overcrowding

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The Sentencing Act 2026, passed in January, is a wide-ranging package of measures which ministers hope will ease overcrowding in jails - but also lead to better rehabilitation.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

But the perk has lost some of its luster as overcrowding and restrictions at participating lounges have made entry less reliable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Detention facilities are seeing more overcrowding and understaffing as the Trump administration ramps up enforcement in the interior of the country, experts said.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Nayna Gupta, policy director at the US-based nonprofit that has raised overcrowding and health issues in existing ICE facilities, said commercial warehouses cannot safely house detainees.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

A minute later the overcrowding atop the Step intensified further as Makalu Gau, Ang Dorje, and several other Sherpas came up the rope, followed by Doug Hansen and Scott Fischer.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer