The justice minister Damian Hinds told MPs on Wednesday that prisoners would now be held in prison cells to stop overcrowding.
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Hinds said there had been an 'acute and sudden' demand for jail space as court hearings resumed after the Criminal Bar Association strike action ended, meaning  there had been 'a surge of offenders coming through the justice system'. The justice minister went on to say the pressure had increased on adult male prisons in particular.

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