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Police cells to be used to hold prisoners - as jails fill up

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There are currently 87,556 people in prison, meaning there are fewer than 800 spaces left.

'Operation Safeguard' allows inmates to be held in police cells where prisons are full.

The government has promised to build 14,000 additional prison places by 2031 .

HMP Millsike , a new jail in Yorkshire , will provide 1,500 spaces.

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English

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