The MoJ plans to build a 2, 000-place super prison in London, north-west England or north Wales.
The MoJ refers to the "successes" of FOI, but says they "do not come without cost".
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The MoJ said the changes were needed to tackle the high reoffending rates across England and Wales.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said it would be "disappointing" if lawyers chose to disrupt court schedules.
"We are considering changes to the future role of HMP Lincoln, " the MoJ said in a statement.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed changes were being "considered" but the jail would not be shutting.
Jonathan Djanogly, under secretary of state at the MoJ, said the move represented "responsibility, freedom and fairness".
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said it was aware of 17 burials there between 1874 and 1939.
The MoJ plans to build a 2, 000-place new super prison in London, north-west England or north Wales.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said it was closing "worst courts" to focus resources on the "best ones".
The MoJ said the closures would result in the loss of 2, 600 places from "old and uneconomic" prisons.
The MoJ released the figures in order to urge couples to make use of new publicly-funded mediation services.
Last Monday senior councillors agreed to bid for the land being sold by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
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He added a decision on the prison's future could be made by the MoJ as soon as next month.
Plans to convert Lincoln Prison into an immigration removal centre have been dropped, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said.
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures show there were 2, 468 IPP prisoners in this category as of 19 January this year.
The MoJ also said the action would "would not help them and simply inconveniences the court, the public and their clients".
Tougher sentencing on conviction or when prisoners breached their early release conditions has caused the population increase, according to the MoJ.
Under the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) proposals, responsibility for monitoring about 200, 000 medium and low-risk offenders will transfer to the private sector.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said the report will be "fully considered".
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The MoJ said it also planned to build a new super prison with 2, 000 places in London, north-west England or north Wales.
Serco's Elaine Bailey said the company had "every confidence" in the service provided to the MoJ and would co-operate fully with the audit.
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The bill abolishes the Legal Services Commission and transfers responsibilities for legal aid in England and Wales to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
But under the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) proposals, responsibility for monitoring some 200, 000 medium- and low-risk offenders will transfer to the private sector.
The bill also abolishes the Legal Services Commission and transfers responsibilities for legal aid in England and Wales to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
The Ombudsman will take over dealing with complaints about individual CMCs from the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) Claims Management Regulation Unit (CMRU) in 2013.
The last of Camp Hill's 595 prisoners are being transferred to other jails this week and the land will be handed back to the MoJ.
Figures from the MoJ show a fall in the number of prison officers in London's prisons from 3, 250 in 2010 to 3, 057 in August 2012.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is selling the part of the site not occupied by its new prison and the council is the preferred bidder.
The MoJ said it had received 5, 000 responses to its consultation.
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