The government has run out of prison places and has had to ask police to use their cells to make up for the shortfall
James Rossiter said any implication the"out of control" prison numbers were down to the organisation's action was"gaslighting by government to cover up their failure to invest in the criminal justice system for years before we took action to save the situation".
Mr Hinds said it was an established procedure"to ensure our prison system can operate effectively and safely during periods of high demand". Mr Hinds also said further prison places would become available in the spring due to a new prison and additional housing blocks being built.
"In every respect the criminal justice system is short of justice professionals. The remand population was at a 14 year-high by the end of June largely because over 8,500 defendants remained locked up without having had a trial, and this was all before the Criminal Bar escalated to strike action on defence cases."
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