Construction firms awarded £500m deal to build six new prison blocks

A £500 million construction deal will see thousands of new prison places and an economic boost to the wider security industry. Six sites at HMPs Bullingdon, Channings Wood, Elmley, Highpoint, Hindley and Wayland are earmarked with security and rehabilitation in mind. Contracts to construction firms Kier and Wates were announced by Prisons Minister, Victoria Atkins. […]