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New bigger beds for taller prisoners could cost prisons up to £1m
Penal campaigners warned there be legal action on human rights grounds if prisoners needs are not accommodated
29 January 2021 • 8:00pm
Prison Officer Association chair Mark Fairhurst warned: The bigger the bed, the less room there is in a cramped cells which might create additional problems
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Prisons are being forced to order new beds to accommodate “increasingly tall” inmates, at a potential cost of £1 million, or risk being taken to court.