Sinn Fein's Sean Lynch proposed the motion and called for "a complete new approach" to prison reform.
Shrewsbury Prison is the second most overcrowded prison in England and Wales, the Prison Reform Trust says.
The Prison Reform Trust said it was right questions were asked but the prison was following the rules.
Juliet Lyon of the Prison Reform Trust said she wanted the POA to show a bit more flexibility.
"I realise that my name does mean 'free the criminals', I know that, " says the campaigner for prison reform.
If university fees are giving the Liberal Democrats sleepless nights, in time prison reform may similarly disturb the Conservatives.
Prison groups such as the Prison Reform Trust, Nacro and the Howard League for Penal Reform are against the proposals.
The Prison Reform Trust said the situation in Welsh prisons is still better than the majority of those in England.
The director of the Prison Reform Trust, Juliet Lyon, said it was "a big increase" but the reasons were unclear.
Juliet Lyon, director of the Prison Reform Trust, said those who think prisons are a "holiday camp" should read the report.
NACRO, a prison reform group, says that some switching from cannabis to heroin is going on, but the scale is unclear.
Juliet Lyon, director of the Prison Reform Trust, said the findings were "worrying" and reflected the "true cost of unchecked prison expansion".
The Prison Reform Trust and ex-offenders' organisation Unlock are spearheading the campaign.
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The government announced plans for more prisons, including three "Titan" super jails in December, but the Prison Reform Trust said they were no longer needed.
But Mr Webb is now America's leading advocate of prison reform.
Prison Reform Trust director Juliet Lyon said prisons would not be effective while they were "crammed full of people serving short, meaningless sentences for petty crimes".
Prison Reform Trust director Juliet Lyon said the criticisms were "concerning" and that "action should be taken" to provide staff training on the needs of foreign nationals.
Lord Hurd, a former home secretary and former chairman of the Prison Reform Trust, also believes that jail is not the right answer for many of these women.
The chapel for which Cash had campaigned so passionately is one of the lasting legacies, not only of Cash's visit to Cummins but of his entire prison reform crusade.
Juliet Lyon, director of the Prison Reform Trust, said new guidelines and the introduction of indeterminate terms meant prison sentences were "far tougher and far harsher" than 10 years ago.
Prison Reform Trust director Juliet Lyon said it was "perfectly reasonable" to remove subscription TV channels but there was no evidence to suggest that a "so-called tough approach" would improve rehabilitation.
Juliet Lyon, director of the Prison Reform Trust, said greater use by courts of drug rehabilitation in the community was needed as well as more effective limitations on drug supply inside jails.
But Lane Fox does have a couple of contrasting side projects - one as a trustee of the prison reform charity Reprieve, and another as a director of a new London nightclub.
The Justice Committee (at 9.30am) continues its look at the treatment of women by the criminal justice system, with evidence from pressure groups the Prison Reform Trust and the Howard League for Penal Reform.
Every independent inquiry that has looked at this issue in recent years, including committees of both houses of Parliament and a Prison Reform Trust inquiry, headed by Lord Lane, has concluded that politicians should be removed from sentencing decisions.
The Standing Committee for Youth Justice (SCYJ), a body whose members include Barnardo's, The Children's Society and Prison Reform Trust, said it was "disappointed" the committee did not "oppose the naming and shaming of teenagers subject to anti-social behaviour orders".
And also it gives you an opportunity, and I think Jeffrey will seize this, to say something about prison life, prison reform, changes needed in the system and to have that voice heard - so I think it cuts both ways.
Building on these relationships, she hopes to recruit advocates within the business community for broader prison reform and to help us all see through our prejudices to the fact that former inmates are human beings who deserve the opportunity to succeed in business and in life.
Juliet Lyon, director of the Prison Reform Trust, said closing prisons and reducing prison numbers "offers major social and economic gains" but warned it "would be a gigantic mistake if the justice secretary were to revive the discredited idea of titans and pour taxpayers' money down the prison building drain" instead of investing in crime prevention, healthcare and community solutions to crime.
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