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<p>Upon arrival into custody, all prisoners’ suitability to share a cell is risk assessed.
These assessments are based on numerous factors including index offence, health concerns
and security information (such as beliefs and prejudices).</p><p>As at 24<sup>th</sup>
April 2020 <del class="ministerial">14,653</del><ins class="ministerial">14,885</ins>
cells in prisons in England and Wales were occupied by prisoners on a shared basis.
The detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording
system.</p><p> </p><p>The following prisons in England and Wales held prisoners on
a shared basis as at 24 April 2020.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>ALTCOURSE</p></td><td><p>HATFIELD</p></td><td><p>PRESCOED</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASHFIELD</p></td><td><p>HAVERIGG</p></td><td><p>PRESTON</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASKHAM
GRANGE</p></td><td><p>HIGH DOWN</p></td><td><p>RANBY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AYLESBURY</p></td><td><p>HIGHPOINT</p></td><td><p>RISLEY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BEDFORD</p></td><td><p>HINDLEY</p></td><td><p>ROCHESTER</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BELMARSH</p></td><td><p>HEWELL</p></td><td><p>RYE
HILL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BERWYN</p></td><td><p>HOLLESLEY BAY</p></td><td><p>SEND</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIRMINGHAM</p></td><td><p>HOLME
HOUSE</p></td><td><p>SPRING HILL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRINSFORD</p></td><td><p>HULL</p></td><td><p>STAFFORD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRISTOL</p></td><td><p>HUMBER</p></td><td><p>STANDFORD
HILL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRIXTON</p></td><td><p>HUNTERCOMBE</p></td><td><p>STOCKEN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRONZEFIELD</p></td><td><p>ISIS</p></td><td><p>STOKE
HEATH</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BUCKLEY HALL</p></td><td><p>ISLE OF WIGHT</p></td><td><p>STYAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BULLINGDON</p></td><td><p>KIRKHAM</p></td><td><p>SUDBURY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BURE</p></td><td><p>KIRKLEVINGTON
GRANGE</p></td><td><p>SWALESIDE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CARDIFF</p></td><td><p>LANCASTER
FARMS</p></td><td><p>SWANSEA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHANNINGS WOOD</p></td><td><p>LEEDS</p></td><td><p>SWINFEN
HALL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHELMSFORD</p></td><td><p>LEICESTER</p></td><td><p>THAMESIDE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COLDINGLEY</p></td><td><p>LEWES</p></td><td><p>THE
MOUNT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>COOKHAM WOOD</p></td><td><p>LEYHILL</p></td><td><p>THE
VERNE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DARTMOOR</p></td><td><p>LINCOLN</p></td><td><p>THORN
CROSS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEERBOLT</p></td><td><p>LINDHOLME</p></td><td><p>USK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DONCASTER</p></td><td><p>LITTLEHEY</p></td><td><p>WAKEFIELD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DOVEGATE</p></td><td><p>LIVERPOOL</p></td><td><p>WANDSWORTH</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DOWNVIEW</p></td><td><p>LONG
LARTIN</p></td><td><p>WARREN HILL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DRAKE HALL</p></td><td><p>LOW
NEWTON</p></td><td><p>WAYLAND</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DURHAM</p></td><td><p>LOWDHAM
GRANGE</p></td><td><p>WEALSTUN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EAST SUTTON PARK</p></td><td><p>MAIDSTONE</p></td><td><p>WERRINGTON</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EASTWOOD
PARK</p></td><td><p>MANCHESTER</p></td><td><p>WETHERBY</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ELMLEY</p></td><td><p>MOORLAND</p></td><td><p>WHATTON</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ERLESTOKE</p></td><td><p>MORTON
HALL IMMIGRATION REMOVAL CENTRE</p></td><td><p>WHITEMOOR</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EXETER</p></td><td><p>NEW
HALL</p></td><td><p>WINCHESTER</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FEATHERSTONE</p></td><td><p>NORTH
SEA CAMP</p></td><td><p>WOODHILL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FELTHAM</p></td><td><p>NORTHUMBERLAND</p></td><td><p>WORMWOOD
SCRUBS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FORD</p></td><td><p>NORWICH</p></td><td><p>WYMOTT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FOREST
BANK</p></td><td><p>NOTTINGHAM</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FOSTON HALL</p></td><td><p>OAKWOOD</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FRANKLAND</p></td><td><p>ONLEY</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FULL
SUTTON</p></td><td><p>PARC</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GARTH</p></td><td><p>PENTONVILLE</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GARTREE</p></td><td><p>PETERBOROUGH</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRENDON</p></td><td><p>PETERBOROUGH
FEMALE</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GUYS MARSH</p></td><td><p>PORTLAND</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We remain committed to reducing crowding
across the prison estate. In the year to March 2019, the proportion of prisoners held
in crowded accommodation was 22.5%, down from 24.2% the previous year and levels of
around 25% experienced since 2004.</p><p>Our plan for reducing prison crowding is
to replace prisons that are operating over their certified normal accommodation levels
with new accommodation that is safe, decent, and uncrowded and close current (crowded
or partially crowded) capacity. The first steps in this direction have already been
taken with the opening of 2,100 uncrowded prison places at HMP/YOI Berwyn; 206 uncrowded
places in a houseblock at HMP Stocken; and a commitment to construct modern, decent,
uncrowded prisons at the former HMP Wellingborough and HMP Glen Parva sites, which
are due to open in 2021 and 2023, respectively, as well as a new prison to be built
at HMP Full Sutton alongside the existing establishment.</p>
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