Ministers are examining a possible upgrade(提升，升级) of security at men’s category C and women’s prisons to deal with(处理，应对) an overcrowding(过度拥挤) crisis across the England and Wales estate(英格兰和威尔士监狱系统), the Guardian understands.
据《卫报》了解，部长们正在研究可能提升男子C级监狱和女子监狱的安保级别，以应对英格兰和威尔士监狱系统面临的过度拥挤危机。
Officials have explored diverting(转移，分流) prisoners on remand(还押候审) or serving short sentences away from category B “reception(收押，接待)” prisons such as HMPs Liverpool, Manchester and Pentonville(英国B级监狱实例) in north London.
官员们已探讨将还押候审或短期服刑的囚犯从B级“收押”监狱（如利物浦、曼彻斯特和伦敦北部的彭顿维尔监狱）分流出去。
Instead, they are assessing the feasibility(可行性) of holding male prisoners in alternative sites, such as men’s training prisons or repurposed(重新利用，改造) and emptied women’s jails, once security has been improved(一旦安保得到提升).
相反，他们正在评估将男性囚犯关押在替代场所的可行性，例如男子训练监狱或经改造并腾空的女子监狱，前提是安保得到提升。