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More cells being built within prisons to help tackle overcrowding

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More cells being built within prisons to help tackle overcrowding
BBC News
BBC News1 hrs ago
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.
The Mirror
The Mirror🏁 first to report2 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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