Prison Overcrowding

Lord Lester of Herne Hill
asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 5 March (

WA 8), how they define prison overcrowding in England and Wales. [HL1112]

Lord Bassam of Brighton
The Prison Service defines prison overcrowding as the number of prisoners held in excess of the in use Certified Normal Accommodation.