Kneejerk reactions to overcrowding will do more harm than good. Ministers should focus on probation It is not hard to see why ministers are considering converting parts of the women’s prison estate for use by men. While Andy Burnham’s decision to narrow the early-release scheme was born of poli...
Source: [Guardian Politics](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/10/the-guardian-view-on-the-prisons-crisis-moving-men-into-womens-jails-is-not-the-answer)