Provision, maintenance and closing of prisons Provision, maintenance and closing of prisons England and Wales 33Power to provide prisons, etc. 34Jurisdiction of sheriff, etc. 35Prison property. 36Acquisition of land for prisons. 37Closing of prisons. 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision, maintenance and closing of prisons