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| Three prisons in the West Midlands are to be merged to create the biggest jail in Britain, the Prison Service says. | Three prisons in the West Midlands are to be merged to create the biggest jail in Britain, the Prison Service says. |
| Blakenhurst, Brockhill and Hewell Grange will be brought together to form HMP Redditch, near the town in Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's constituency. | |
| It will be ready by April and will hold up to 1,428 inmates - 244 more than the current largest, Wormwood Scrubs. | |
| The government has already announced plans to build up to three "Titan" jails each holding 2,500 prisoners. | The government has already announced plans to build up to three "Titan" jails each holding 2,500 prisoners. |
| The Prison Services says the merger will "improve the efficiency and effectiveness across the three prisons by merging functions." | |
| Governor of HMP Reddich Alison Perry, said the new prison model would cut the duplication in both operations and administration. |