Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said “we simply cannot build our way out of the prisons capacity crisis” as she opened a new jail that will hold about 1,500 prisoners. Category C prison HMP ...

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said “we simply cannot build our way out of the prisons capacity crisis” as she opened a new jail that will hold about 1,500 prisoners. Category C prison HMP ...

Ms Mahmood was speaking at the opening of HMP Millsike in East Yorkshire - a brand new nearly 1,500 capacity prison, built as part of a government plan to create 14,000 new prison spaces by 2031.

A new £400 million super-prison has opened where inmates will be able to choose the names of their cell blocks and get a say in how it is run. HMP Millsike, in north Yorkshire, has also adopted a ...