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<table><tbody><tr><td><p>As well as constructing new prisons, the Government’s Prison
Estate Transformation Programme is working to reconfigure the existing estate so that
prisoners will be held in the right place at the right time in their custodial journey
and their rehabilitation can be managed more effectively. This work will see the organisation
of the adult male prison estate - including local prisons -simplified into three key
functions: reception, training and resettlement. Reception prisons will manage men
on remand, fixed recalls and those with a very short time to serve, and they will
allocate other individuals for transfer to the next prison. Resettlement prisons will
prepare people for release into the community, and they will hold shorter-sentenced
men, as well as people transferred from training prisons. To support reconfiguration,
we have developed evidence-based Models for Operational Delivery (MODs) for each prison
function and also for specialist cohorts. The MODs are best-practice toolkits that
will enable governors and commissioners to deliver effective services for their functions
and specialist cohorts. The combination of building new prisons and the reconfiguration
of the existing estate will address basic issues such as safety and decency, reduce
crowding, and drive improvements in rehabilitation. By improving the match between
the supply of places and the demands of the population men will be able to progress
through the estate to access the right regimes for their needs and prisons will be
able to better carry out their function.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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