Almost two-thirds of prisons in England and Wales are overcrowded by the MoJ's own standards

Prison population per prison compared with the number of Certified Normal Accommodation (CNA) places

20 prisons

Undercrowded

Overcrowded

15

HMP Leeds is the

most overcrowded

at 172%

10

5

0

60

100%

of CNA places filled

80

120

140

160

20 prisons

Undercrowded

Overcrowded

15

10

HMP Leeds is the

most overcrowded

at 172%

5

0

60

80

100%

of CNA places filled

120

140

160