HMP Dartmoor was shut down in August 2024 after radioactive radon gas had been detected at the jail in Princetown, Devon. The Ministry of Justice is committed to paying the money for 'rent, rates and ...

A committee report says "poor commercial decisions" were made when the lease was signed.

Radon concentrations of 10 times the safe level in some areas subsequently forced HMPPS to close the prison in August 2024. Radon is generated by the breakdown of uranium in some forms of stone — ...

Radon was first detected at HMP Dartmoor in 2020 - Ben Birchall/PA HMP Dartmoor has had to close down more than 180 cells and carry out prisoner transfers after the radioactive gas radon was detected.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed that all prisoners have now been relocated from Dartmoor prison. HMP Dartmoor inmates were moved after high levels of radon were detected in the cells. The ...

HMP Dartmoor closed in 2024 due to high levels of the radioactive gas, radon.

A newly-published report by MPs on the all-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has slammed the Ministry of Justice for its handling of a £4 million-a-year lease with the Prince of Wales for use ...

Prison bosses say there are no plans to turn HMP Channings Wood into a super-prison to cope with extra numbers once Dartmoor Jail shuts for good. A maintenance programme is currently under way at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Public Accounts Committee said "poor commercial decisions" were made when HMP Dartmoor's lease was signed [PA Media] A ...

Jane Liversidge said people would abandon Princetown if the prison closed permanently [BBC] There are fears a village in Devon could become a "ghost town" if its prison does not reopen. HMP Dartmoor, ...