overcrowding
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The Sentencing Act 2026 follows a review led by former justice secretary David Gauke, which recommended an earned release scheme for prisoners to ease overcrowding.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Authorities in Valencia have been shutting down main viewing zones to traffic, citing severe risks of overcrowding and forest fires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The proposal aimed to mirror models used by Norway and Belgium in the Netherlands, where both countries rented cells to deal with overcrowding in their prisons.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In response, Blair said in a social media post that this incident highlights general overcrowding issues at rescue sites brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The blanket was a poor threadbare affair compared with the ones we had given up, but at least the overcrowding produced its own warmth.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
