Titan jails 'could be dangerous'

The proposed giant Titan jails could be dangerous and ministers have failed to explain why they would save money, a prisons watchdog has said.

The council criticised the government's consultation on the plan, describing it as a "fait accompli".

The Ministry of Justice is searching for sites of at least 50 acres for jails of four or five storeys, costing an estimated £350m each.

The current jail-building programme has a target of a total of 96,000 prison places by 2014.