Prisons will still run out of space, despite new building programme, Justice Secretary admits
December 11, 2024
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as posted by the channelThe government is promising 14,000 new prison places by 2031 - but the Justice Secretary has admitted to Sky News that that will still not be enough.
Sky's Kay Burley put to Shabana Mahmood that she will need 100,000 places available, admitting "even with building, even with the delivery of the 14,000 [new spaces], we do still run out because the demand for places is going up."
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