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Cells in laundry rooms... the plan to find an extra 14,000 jail spaces

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Daily Mail1 hrs ago

Office space, storage rooms and even laundry rooms in jails will be converted into cells with the aim of adding 14,000 spaces by 2031.

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The Mirror🏁 first to report3 hrs ago

Prison building sped up and laundry rooms to be turned into cells to tackle crisis

Justice Secretary Alex Norris has announced a cash injection to speed up plans to create 14,000 new prison cells - while unused space in existing jails will be converted to house more inmates

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