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Temporary prison cells considered amid overcrowding crisis

Scotland's Justice Secretary Neil Gray is considering temporary modular accommodation and additional prison blocks to tackle worsening overcrowding. The prison population stood at 8,517 earlier this month, exceeding the official capacity of 7,805, with projections suggesting numbers could reach 9,450 by June 2027. Ministers have added 640 places over three years and are building new prisons in Glasgow and the Highlands. Prison officers warned that early release measures had provided only temporary relief. Opposition politicians called for longer-term solutions, including reducing court backlogs, addressing remand pressures and improving staffing resources across Scotland's overstretched criminal justice system.

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