This month figures reached an all-time high of 181.
The number waking up in cells there on Monday totalled 179, of whom 45 are on remand.
An additional 12 electronically tagged prisoners are now in the community.Although the problem is due to ease to a degree in November, when a new wing will be opened, the pressure on space is currently so great that portable classrooms given to the prison for education have now been turned into dormitories.
However, that temporary solution can only be used to accommodate low-risk prisoners currently on day-release work schemes.In an unusual move, the Finance and Economics Committee have set aside up to £1 million from the General Reserve to fund the return to UK jails this autumn of prisoners who have no Island links.
