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Minister warns prison space may run out despite expansion plans

BBC News Wednesday, 11 December 2024 ()
Minister warns prison space may run out despite expansion plansJustice Secretary Shabana Mahmood says "building alone is not enough" to deal with the overcrowding crisis.
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 The justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has warned even under the government's plans to open 14,000 more prison places, they could still run out of space over the next few years. She said, "we are going to fall short and we simply can not build our way out of this problem." Report by Ajagbef. Like...

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