Dossier
prison capacity crisis
Coverage of prison capacity crisis in the Nexus archive.
- Expansion of electronic tagging in England and Wales will put public at risk, watchdog warns
The UK’s National Audit Office warns that expanding electronic tagging in England and Wales without system upgrades risks public safety. The number of tagged individuals has doubled to 28,700 over five years, with plans to add 22,000 annually from 2027 to address prison overcrowding.