Ministers prepare extra 500 prison places to remand suspected rioters
by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6PRB6)
Former young offender institution repurposed and abandoned cells made safe, while early release scheme continues
Ministers are preparing an additional 500 prison places to cope with an influx of people expected to be held on remand over the next month, the Ministry of Justice said on Monday.
From next week, cells will be used at the newly repurposed HMP Cookham Wood, a former young offender institution in the village of Borstal in Kent, that was closed in March after it was called inhumane" by a prison watchdog.
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