Government plans to boost prison capacity could fall short by thousands of cell spaces within two years and cost the taxpayer billions of pounds more than anticipated, Whitehalls spending watchdog has warned..
Prison plans could cost extra 4bn and be short of 12400 cell spaces by 2027
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