The justice secretary has said even under the government's plans to open 14,000 more prison places, they could still run out of space over the next few years. Shabana Mahmood told the BBC that ...

Benny Magness, chairman of the Arkansas Board of Corrections, says the projected costs to build the proposed 3,000-bed prison ...

CHARLESTON, Ark. (KAIT) – Community members are pushing back after lawmakers prepare to move forward with plans to build a new prison in Charleston. According to our content partner KARK ...

The justice secretary has said even under the government's plans to open 14,000 more prison places, they could still run out of space over the next few years. Shabana Mahmood told the BBC that ...

“While we continue to make progress on the new prison we are building, these 1,500 beds go a long way toward alleviating the burden on county jails and getting violent offenders off our streets ...

but not new prisons to keep the public safe". Pavan Dhaliwal, chief executive of charity Revolving Doors, said: "We cannot simply build our way out of this crisis, increasing prison capacity and ...

The same number of places will also be created by building new blocks on current prison sites. As well as this, 1,000 makeshift cells with a lifespan of 15 years will also be built - and another ...