Tories promise to build 50,000 new prison places
The Conservative Party has pledged to construct 50,000 new prison places in England and Wales to address overcrowding and prevent early releases. This initiative is estimated to cost £2 billion annually, which the party intends to fund by cutting the foreign aid and culture budgets. Labour has criticized the proposal as not credible, citing the previous Conservative government's failure to deliver similar infrastructure promises.
- ▪The Conservatives plan to build 50,000 new prison places, which would increase current capacity by more than 50%.
- ▪The estimated annual cost of £2 billion would be funded by reducing the foreign aid budget and the Department for Culture Media and Sport budget by £1 billion each.
- ▪Prisons in England and Wales are currently 98% full, leading to the early release of hundreds of prisoners under new rules.
- ▪Labour Party officials dismissed the proposal as not credible, noting that the previous Conservative government added only 500 prison places over 14 years.
- ▪The Prison Governors' Association warned that a staffing crisis would pose significant challenges to operating the new facilities safely.
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Tories promise to build 50,000 new prison placesImage source, Getty ImagesByBecky MortonPolitical reporterPublished5 minutes agoThe Conservatives have promised to build 50,000 new prison places in England and Wales to stop criminals being released early.The party said it would cost £2bn per year to build and run the new prisons, funded by spending cuts including to the foreign aid budget.On Thursday hundreds of prisoners were released early, under new rules introduced to prevent jails reaching capacity, with around 4,500 due to be freed by next summer.Labour blamed the previous Tory government for leaving "our criminal justice system at breaking point" and said the party's proposals were not "credible".The announcement comes as Conservative members gather for the party's annual conference…
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