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'Too few cells' under prison plan
Predictions for the prison population indicate government building plans may not provide enough cells for inmates.
The Ministry of Justice figures suggest there will only be enough cells in the most optimistic of circumstances.
More than 80,000 people are in prison and the government has promised 9,500 extra spaces to ease overcrowding.
But the tentative projections shown to ministers say current sentencing trends could mean there will be at least 5,000 spaces short by 2014.
Full Ministry of Justice report here in pdf.
Prison Capacity Building Programme Update - Ministry of Justice.
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