Prisoners to be locked up in laundry rooms under Labour plans to increase space

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published September 1, 2026 11:48am Updated September 1, 2026 11:48am Men’s prisons in England are running close to capacity, according to the Ministry of Justice (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Prison laundry rooms, offices and storage cupboards will be turned into cells as L

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.