relieve prison overcrowding
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overcrowding — o|ver|crowd|ing [ˌəuvəˈkraudıŋ US ˌouvər ] n [U] when there are too many people or things in one place relieve/ease/reduce overcrowding ▪ There are plans to relieve overcrowding in the village. ▪ the prison s chronic overcrowding problem … Dictionary of contemporary English
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