Shabana Mahmood emphasized the government’s commitment by stating, "...when the nation runs out of prison places... you have to pull emergency levers... to make sure there's enough space in our prisons." This highlights the urgency surrounding prison capacity issues.
Mahmood stated, "Prison building is required... our manifesto commitment was that we consider prisons to be of national importance." This emphasizes the government's view on the critical infrastructure of prisons.
She acknowledged, "...the prison estate was facing a sad situation as demand was still rising faster than any supply could catch up with." This underlines the disparity between demand and supply within the prison system.
Mahmood admitted, "We will run out [of cells]... even 14,000 extra places." This reinforces the critical situation regarding prison overcrowding despite additional plans.
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