A crisis behind bars is looming for the next Government (Image: Getty) Britain’s prisons are so overcrowded they may no longer be able to take convicted criminals, a bombshell warning has revealed. Tom Wheatley, of the Prison Governors Association, has claimed jails will run out of space within weeks. This means the incoming Prime Minister – whether it is Rishi Sunak or Keir Starmer – will likely be faced with a huge crisis.
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Trending Tom Wheatley, the president of the Prison Governors Association, said: “We understand that we will no longer be able to receive prisoners from court in the second to third week of July. It is not an .
