More cells being built within prisons to help tackle overcrowding

The government says £110m has been fast-tracked from existing budgets to speed up the building of new cells.

Government fast tracks £110 million for new prison places

Government fast tracks £110 million for new prison places amid overcrowding crisis - Around 5,000 prisoners were due to be ...
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Laundry rooms, storage and unused offices to be converted to cells in bid to tackle prison overcrowding crisis

The Government will turn laundry rooms into prison cells in a bid to tackle overcrowding in Britain’s jails, Justice ...

UK prison laundries converted into cells as prison overcrowding crisis leaves jails at 98% capacity

Prison laundries are being converted into accommodation as the UK government struggles to find space for inmates, with male ...