Former prison governor Judith Feline on the reality of our overcrowded prisons and Peter Walker on why it’s causing a headache for Andy Burnham At the last count, two weeks ago, there were almost 86,500 people in prison in England and Wales. That’s about 5,000 more than even the Ministry of Just...

Source: [Guardian Politics](https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/aug/14/prisons-are-full-who-should-be-released-early-podcast)

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