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UK to build 4 new prisons due to severe overcrowding: Ministry of Justice

London, Dec 11 (UNI) The UK authorities plan to build four new prisons by 2031 to combat severe overcrowding in the country’s penal system, the UK Ministry of Justice said on Wednesday.
“Part of the government’s Plan for Change, and its mission to make our streets safe, 4 new prisons will be built in the next 7 years, opening up around 6,500 places to lock up dangerous criminals,” the statement published on the UK government’s website read.
Another 6,400 prison places will be built in new blocks within existing penitentiary facilities, the statement said, adding that the authorities also plan to roll out 1,000 rapid deployment cells and renovate over 1,000 existing cells.
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