Government opens first-of-its-kind ‘green’ prison in East Yorkshire
by Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6W7R0)
HMP Millsike, described by critics as a megaprison', will add 1,500 places to prison estate in England and Wales
The government has opened a first-of-its-kind green" prison that will add 1,500 places to the bursting prison estate in England and Wales.
HMP Millsike in East Yorkshire, described by critics as a megaprison", will be one of Britain's biggest jails and is the first of four to be built as part of a programme to create 14,000 extra prison places by 2031.
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