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<table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Government is committed to the modernisation of the prison
estate. This will be achieved by delivering up to 10,000 modern, safe and decent prison
places as previously announced, and the reconfiguration of the existing estate, providing
the physical conditions for Governors to achieve better educational, training and
rehabilitative outcomes. The delivery of new places will enable the Prison Estate
Transformation Programme to achieve a combination of replacing existing capacity and
increasing current capacity so that we will be able to close the least fit for purpose
prison accommodation while ensuring we continue to meet demand. Population and capacity
of the prison estate is kept under careful review to ensure there is always sufficient
capacity. Decisions on the size of the future prison estate will reflect the current
and projected prison population, including an assessment of the necessary margin to
manage population fluctuations. No decisions have been made about future prison closures
(male or female) beyond those which have already been announced.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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