Government U-turns after 1,000 cell plan to tackle prison overcrowding was quietly cut in half

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Government U-turns after 1,000 cell plan to tackle prison overcrowding was quietly cut in half
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The Government has U-turned on plans to tackle prison overcrowding only months after cutting a new cells target in half It has reheated plans made in 2020 to build 1,000 “Rapid Deployment Cells” following overcrowding pressure in prisons 🔴 BenGartside

prison overcrowdingAccording to Whitehall sources, the Government has reheated plans made in 2020 to build 1,000 “Rapid Deployment Cells” following overcrowding pressure in prisons. The policy had been reduced to 480 new cells in April last year following attempts to reduce spending.

Rapid deployment cells serve as a quick-build alternative to new prisons in order to reduce overcrowding and the Ministry of Justice toldThey were first announced as part of Government infrastructure plans under former prime ministerBut the project stalled and , according to a letter dated from last April and seen by, the target was reduced to 480 new cells resulting from increased costs and pressure on the Ministry of Justice from the Spending Review.

Since then, pressure has continued to build on prisons as overcrowding has worsened. In November, the MOJ requested the urgent use of 400 prison cells, with more than 82,839 inmates in prisons across England and Wales, compared with 79,685 at the same point in 2021,

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