Prison Accommodation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prison places have been delivered since 5 July 2024 and at which prisons.
Answered by Ministry of Justice
We are committed to continuing the Prison Supply Programmes, aiming to deliver 14,000 places by 2031. Between 5 July 2024 and 1 September 2026, we have delivered c.3,300 places at the following sites:
Site | Places |
Millsike | 1,500 |
Rye Hill | 450 |
Fosse Way | 300 |
Stocken | 200 |
Cookham Wood | 180 |
Norwich | 170 |
Sudbury | 120 |
Haverigg | 60 |
The Mount | 50 |
Wayland | 40 |
The Verne | 40 |
Channings Wood | 30 |
Holme House | 20 |
Forest Bank | 20 |
Ashfield | 20 |
Feltham B | 10 |
Altcourse | 10 |
Total | c.3,300* |
*Figures for places and the total have been rounded. We have also delivered further places at other sites across the prison estate through the refurbishment or reconfiguration of individual cells.
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