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HM Prison Millsike was opened in East Yorkshire
The Justice Secretary has warned, “we simply cannot build our way out of the prisons capacity crisis” as she opened a new jail set to hold 1,500 prisoners.
Announcing plans to create 14,000 new prison spaces by 2031, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said those serving lengthy sentences could be freed early in a bid to cut numbers.
Category C prison HMP Millsike, which is the size of 39 football pitches, is the latest step towards the Government’s target to boost the number of prison spaces by the end of Parliament.
The jail is designed to get criminals back into work, with 24 workshops and training facilities, the Ministry of Justice said.
Speaking at the jail’s opening, Ms Mahmood said: “This Government is fixing the broken prison system we inherited, delivering the cells needed to take the most dangerous criminals off our streets“.
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