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REVEALED: Government sets target for 14 000 prison cell spaces by 2031 5cc0f14c 2155 44f8 a351 352d7c52b581 | Vintage Vibes

Prison the Ministry of Justice Justice MoJ Shabana Mahmood England Wales

The UK will run out of prison places again within the next seven years, the justice secretary has admitted, despite plans to build 14,000 new cell spaces in a bid to grip the overcrowding crisis.

The plans, announced by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on Wednesday, include the building of four new prisons by 2031, but Shabana Mahmood admitted “it’s still not enough”.

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