Proceeds from sales of ‘ageing and ineffective’ prisons may attract criticism whether valuable sites are used for luxury developments City centre Victorian prisons such as Pentonville,Brixton and Reading are expected to close as share of the justice secretary Michael Gove’s £1bn “novel for old” prison reform programme, which has won the backing of the chancellor, or George Osborne.
The programme announced by Osborne and Gove in a joint visit to Brixton prison,south London, will see “ageing and ineffective” Victorian jails closed and their sites sold off for the construction of 3000 novel homes. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com