Prison installs quick-build cells to meet demand
The rapid deployment cells will hold prisoners at HMP Norwich, which range from petty criminals to murderers, the governor said
The Prison Reform Trust said it was a "pity" the government was not closing prisons that were "unfit for purpose".HMP Norwich has 48 of the new cells and is the first prison in the country to begin using them. Minister for prisons and probation Damian Hinds said the government was investing £4bn to deliver 20,000 extra prison places.Ruby Roper said working at the prison was "a challenge" but also "so rewarding"
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