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Super-jails should replace run-down prisons - Policy Exchange
The report said the government should focus on cutting the cost per prisoner
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More than 30 "run-down and poorly-located" prisons should be replaced by 12 "super-jails" each with thousands of inmates, a report has said.
Ex-Ministry of Justice deputy director Kevin Lockyer said it could save £600m a year in operational costs alone.
The former prison governor carried out the report for right-leaning think tank the Policy Exchange.
The Prison Reform Trust said it would be a "gigantic mistake" to spend money on a series of super-sized jails.
The report said the government should focus on cutting the cost per prisoner
Continue reading the main story
Related Stories
Prison pilots see reoffending cut
Prison cuts 'may boost reoffending'
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More than 30 "run-down and poorly-located" prisons should be replaced by 12 "super-jails" each with thousands of inmates, a report has said.
Ex-Ministry of Justice deputy director Kevin Lockyer said it could save £600m a year in operational costs alone.
The former prison governor carried out the report for right-leaning think tank the Policy Exchange.
The Prison Reform Trust said it would be a "gigantic mistake" to spend money on a series of super-sized jails.
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