England has closed it oldest prison. Shepton Mallet Prison was built in 1610. It has housed thousands of men, women and children; some who never walked to freedom through its old wooden gates. It was just one of several prisons being closed in a effort to balance budgets. There are plans for a new "super prison" to be built to replace these smaller and ancient prisons, but its location has not been announced.
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