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<p>On 9 November 2015, the government announced a £1.3bn investment to reform and
modernise the prison estate to make it more efficient, safer and focused on supporting
prisoner rehabilitation. As part of this programme the Ministry of Justice will build
new prison places while selling ageing, inefficient prisons to free up land for new
homes.These new prisons will be designed to enable prisoners to engage with the educational
and other rehabilitative services they need in order to turn their lives around and
re-join their communities.</p><p> </p><p>We are in the process of finding sites for
new prisons, looking at our own and other government departments’ land holdings, contacting
Local Authorities and considering other available sites. No decisions have yet been
made on the locations of the new prisons. At the time we indicate our intention to
proceed with a site we will carry out a public engagement event in the local area,
working with the local authority and others to progress the site through the planning
permission process.</p><p> </p><p>Following a decision to close a prison and it subsequently
being decommissioned the Ministry of Justice will prepare the site for disposal. The
Ministry of Justice will work closely with the local authority and others, on future
options for the site. Once a decision is made, the MoJ and its advisors will engage
with the market and other stakeholders. No decisions have yet been made about prison
sales.</p>
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