Measures brought forward to speed up renovation and make more cells available amid overcrowding crisisMinisters are preparing an additional 500 prison places to cope with an influx of expected to be held on remand over the next month, the Ministry of Justice said on Monday.From next week, the plans will include using cells at the newly repurposed HMP Cookham Wood, a former youth offenders’ institute that was closed in March after it was called “inhumane” by a prison watchdog. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-08-05 18:26:15
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Ministers prepare extra 500 prison places for accused far-right rioters
