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Future prison population and estate capacity evidence

This submission covers the future prison population and estate capacity.

A pink strip at the top of the paper with the words: "Centre Think Tank". The paper title is "Prison population and estate capacity. Written evidence submitted by Centre to the Justice Committee". Below this is a light purple background with a prison cell in. Under this are the words "Written evidence. By Jasneet Samrai, October 20th, 2023".

Future prison population and estate capacity evidence to the Justice Committee

This submission covers ageing prison infrastructure, overcrowding, staff capacity problems, and the economic cost of ageing infrastructure.

Parliament website version

The version of this submission is hosted on the parliament.uk website.

Authors

Jasneet Samrai

Deputy Director (External)

Jasneet works at the Royal College of Physicians and has previously held roles at Breast Cancer Now and Oxfam. They also worked as a campaign organiser, helping to elect three MEPs. Jasneet currently serves as Head of Pastoral Care.