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<p /> <p>Decisions on the future demand for prison places in the West Midlands will
depend on population trends and projections over the coming years.</p><p> </p><p>This
Government will always ensure that we have enough prison places for those sent to
us by the courts, including those in the West Midlands. We continue to modernise the
prison estate so that it delivers best value for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>We have
a long term strategy for managing the prison estate which will provide around 3000
more adult male prison places than we inherited from the previous Government. We also
have a range of contingencies available to manage temporary or unexpected increases
in the population.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we will have delivered around 500 more
places across the prison estate by April 2015 through small scale investments. This
includes 10 places at HMP Hewell and 12 places at HMP Stoke Heath in the West Midlands.</p>
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