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<p>Crowding levels are published annually in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2022-to-march-2023"
target="_blank">HMPPS Prison Digest.</a> Figures for the last three years for the
number of prisoners sharing a one-person cell with another person for that year can
be found in the documents here:</p><p><br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2020-to-march-2021."
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2020-to-march-2021.</a></p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2021-to-march-2022."
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2021-to-march-2022.</a></p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2022-to-march-2023."
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2022-to-march-2023.</a></p><p>The
accompanying annex to the latest publication, titled ‘Chapter 2 Tables – Prison Crowding’
provides the percentage of prisoners sharing a one-person cell with another person
for each year since 1996.</p><p>The determination of the maximum crowded capacity
of a particular establishment is a matter of operational judgement, considering risks
to safety and stability.</p><p>By the end of this SR period, we will have invested
nearly £4 billion towards the delivery of 20,000 modern and uncrowded prison places,
the biggest prison build programme since the Victorian era, ensuring the right conditions
are in place to rehabilitate prisoners, helping to cut crime, and protect the public.
We have delivered c.5,900 of these and by the end of 2025, we will have delivered
over 10,000 in total.</p><p>These places are being delivered through the construction
of six new prisons, as well as the expansion and refurbishment of the existing estate
and temporary accommodation. We are also continuing to invest in prison maintenance
so that existing places remain in use and are safe.</p>
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