What can be done about Britain’s 'prison crisis'? The government wants to start what it is calling a 'titanic' prison building programme – but are more cells the answer to the crisis? Time is scarce for the British government. It has vowed to build 15,000 additional prison spaces in the next five years, and already experts warn that that will not be enough to house the growing number of prisoners.

Report: Matthias Becker / Emily Schwing