inmates to have their own cells. Detention in police cells 167. As a result of overcrowding and industrial action by the Prison Officers' Association in England and Wales, some prisoners (most on remand) have been held in police cells pending their admission to prison. 168. The law explicitly provides that prisoners may be held in this way where it is not immediately practicable to secure their admission in a Prison Service establishment. This is designed to provide a measure of last resort at times of exceptional pressure: police cells are not regarded as an alternative source of accommodation for prisoners and their use for this CCPR/C/58/Add.6 page 38 purpose is extremely unsatisfactory. Rigorous measures have been taken to avoid the use of police cells for prisoners who ought to be in prison custody, and the number of prisoners in police cells had fallen to under 20 at the time of this report. Remission and parole 169. Detention in police and prison custody before sentencing counts towards the completion of any custodial sentence subsequently imposed. In Northern Ireland, detention in police custody before sentencing will count towards the completion of any custodial sentence subsequently imposed once article 49 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 is brought into operation early in 1990. Inmates serving a sentence of 12 months or less in England and Wales are eligible for half remission; those servicing longer determinate sentences may receive one-third remission, but are also eligible for release on parole. Prisoners in Scotland are eligible for one-third remission. Remission may be forfeited only if this is ordered for an offence against prison discipline, the adjudication of which has to conform to statutory rules and is subject to judicial review by the courts. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the conditions and regulations surrounding imprisonment, including the use of police cells as a temporary measure, remission and parole policies, and the rules governing prison discipline. This suggests that the category is related to the administration of justice and the treatment of prisoners.

**Category**
Justice, Humanitarian aid and relief