City Jail 12th On List of Most Overcrowded ; Governor Says Prison Is Currently Operating 'Under Capacity'

Lincolnshire Echo › August 25, 2009

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LINCOLN Prison is the 12th most overcrowded jail in England and Wales, according to a campaigning group.

The Prison Reform Trust figures show that a total of 88 out of 140 jails nationally, including Lincoln, were over their Certified Normal Accommodation Level - defined as a providing "decent" standards.

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City Jail 12th On List of Most Overcrowded ; Governor Says Prison Is Currently Operating 'Under Capacity'

According to the table of figures the prison in Greetwell Road, which has 436 cells, last month housed 652 pri...

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