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| Prison overcrowding is jeopardising efforts to rehabilitate violent and sex offenders, the Chief Inspector of Prisons in England and Wales will warn. | Prison overcrowding is jeopardising efforts to rehabilitate violent and sex offenders, the Chief Inspector of Prisons in England and Wales will warn. |
| Anne Owers' annual report is expected to say there is not enough space to find the "right" jails to rehabilitate those serving indeterminate sentences. | Anne Owers' annual report is expected to say there is not enough space to find the "right" jails to rehabilitate those serving indeterminate sentences. |
| The 2,000 offenders serving such terms will be released only when they are no longer deemed a risk to the public. | The 2,000 offenders serving such terms will be released only when they are no longer deemed a risk to the public. |
| Prisons are currently "full to bursting point", Tony Blair has conceded. | Prisons are currently "full to bursting point", Tony Blair has conceded. |
| The prime minister said 20,000 new prison places had been created and there would be a further 8,000 added to that total soon. | The prime minister said 20,000 new prison places had been created and there would be a further 8,000 added to that total soon. |
| There are nearly 80,000 prisoners in England and Wales, with some inmates held in police stations and court cells to ease overcrowding. | There are nearly 80,000 prisoners in England and Wales, with some inmates held in police stations and court cells to ease overcrowding. |
| Tackling behaviour | Tackling behaviour |
| Home Secretary John Reid came under fire last week over a letter he wrote to judges and magistrates, asking them to imprison only the most dangerous of offenders. | Home Secretary John Reid came under fire last week over a letter he wrote to judges and magistrates, asking them to imprison only the most dangerous of offenders. |
| He denied encouraging softer sentences for criminals to ease prison overcrowding, but said he was merely re-stating existing guidelines. Serious offenders should still be locked up, he said. | |
| But Ms Owers is expected to express concern about the impact that overcrowding is having on the growing number of offenders on indeterminate sentences. | But Ms Owers is expected to express concern about the impact that overcrowding is having on the growing number of offenders on indeterminate sentences. |
| She said those prisoners presented a "management problem" because there wasn't enough space to find the "right" prisons for them, where their offending behaviour could be tackled. | She said those prisoners presented a "management problem" because there wasn't enough space to find the "right" prisons for them, where their offending behaviour could be tackled. |
| Ms Owers is also concerned that more than 1,000 foreign national prisoners are being held beyond their sentence, while they await deportation. | Ms Owers is also concerned that more than 1,000 foreign national prisoners are being held beyond their sentence, while they await deportation. |
| The Home Office has said it is considering transferring some prisoners to RAF Coltishall in Norfolk. | The Home Office has said it is considering transferring some prisoners to RAF Coltishall in Norfolk. |
| A decision is expected next week, but local MP Norman Lamb and some residents believe the plan would have a severe impact on the area. | A decision is expected next week, but local MP Norman Lamb and some residents believe the plan would have a severe impact on the area. |