What is the solution to UK prisons running out of room?

[peak4]

As a follow-on from  my previous comments by Henry Hill;

Rishi Sunak ‘risked breaching legal responsibilities over prison crisis’   Guardian
Exclusive: leaked letters said without urgent action the system in England and Wales would reach ‘critical failure’

Rishi Sunak was warned by senior civil servants a week before he called the election that he was at risk of breaching his legal responsibilities if he failed to take action over the prison overcrowding crisis, a leaked document reveals.

The advice, sent to the former prime minister on 15 May, said that failing to make an urgent decision on prison capacity would mean the criminal justice system in England and Wales reaching the point of “critical failure”.

The Cabinet Office memo, seen by the Guardian, warned that the administration of justice would become “untenable” to the point that the police and judiciary would no longer be able to exercise their legal duties.

Senior civil servants felt that the prisons overcrowding crisis was so severe over the following weeks that the cabinet secretary, Simon Case, chaired emergency Cobra meetings himself on how to respond.

Edited July 17 by peak4

[cressida]

House arrest!

[peak4]

9 minutes ago, cressida said:

House arrest!

I believe curfews, tags etc are being considered, but there are social work & probation staff shortages outside prisons too.
It also doesn't help where the released prisoners have nowhere to go.