Four jails will have their capacity boosted by new construction work over the next 3 years as part of the government’s transformation of the prison estate

HMPs Guys Marsh (Dorset), Rye Hill (Warwickshire) and Stocken (Rutland) will benefit from additional houseblocks and High Down (Surrey) will get a new workshop – the latest step in a £2.5 billion commitment to create 10,000 modern prison places.

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The new buildings will allow for more than 930 places, supporting the construction industry amid the Coronavirus pandemic and generating scores of long-term jobs in jails.