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Fourteen thousand new prison places, with a target to open by 2031, form part of a 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy to make sure we always have the spaces needed to keep the public safe.
Extra specialist staff, urgent repairs to cells and CCTV cameras and renewed safety training will be carried out urgently at HMP Winchester.
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HM Prison Service
London
SW1H 9EX
United Kingdom
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PO Box 2152
Birmingham
B15 1SD
United Kingdom
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Include as much of the following as you can:
- your name, or the organisation you represent
- your date of birth
- your address including postcode
- name of the person you want to find
- the reason you want to find them - for example you’re their solicitor, or a family member
- any other names they may have used
- their date of birth
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Postal Point 10.25, Floor 10
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
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