Prison Closure Announcements
The Government has announced Gloucester prison and Shepton Mallet prison are two of several prisons to be closed across the country.
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Inside the prisons soon to be closed
Here is some archive from inside Shepton Mallet prison in Somerset and Gloucester prison. It was announced today that the two prisons will be closed as part of plans to build a 'super prison'.
Prison closures: MP says people in Shepton Mallet 'need to know what's going on'
PICTURE: Gloucester Prison to shut its cell doors for last time
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South West prisons to close under 'super-prison' plans
The Ministry of Justice has said that Gloucester Prison and Shepton Mallet in Somerset is one of six prisons that will close in England under plans to build a so-called super-prison.
Shepton Mallet prison is the oldest working prison in the country.
Some 2,600 offenders are held at the prisons targeted for closure, plus three sites which will be partially shut down.
Prisons at Bullwood Hall, Canterbury, Gloucester, Kingston, Shepton Mallet and Shrewsbury will close, while Chelmsford, Hull and Isle of Wight will see some accommodation reduced.
A feasibility study on what would be Britain's largest prison in London, the North West or North Wales, holding more than 2,000 prisoners, is also to begin, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said.
MP asks government to talk over Ashfield Prison plans
MP Steve Webb says plans to turn the Young Offenders Institution near Bristol into an adult prison need proper consultation.
Read the full storyAshfield young offenders' institution to be turned into adult prison
The Government will convert a surplus Young Offenders Institution at HMP Ashfield into a full adult prison.
Shepton Mallet prison to close
Shepton Mallet prison in Somerset will also closure, the government has announced.
The money saved from the prison will go towards developing Britain’s biggest prison as well as four new mini prisons known as houseblocks.