The jail was designed to hold 318 inmates but the Howard League for Penal Reform says at the end of January, there were 530.
The charity also says the overcrowding leads to more violence and self-harm among prisoners, and hampers their rehabilitation.
Battery storage site unanimously rejected over pollution fears
Another battery energy storage system (BESS) has been rejected
Tweaked plans for four homes near Exeter airport approved
Further applications will be required
Campaign to get more dental students in Plymouth
All parties are backing it
Devon’s £98m care spending ‘not all value for money’
Decisive action taken in response to significant weaknesses
Devon residents recognised in the King's Birthday Honours
Fifteen people awarded
SEND uncertainty prompts budget setting concerns for Devon
Fears raised at DCC
