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 ...

The government is spending £4m a year on the upkeep of a prison that has not held any inmates for 18 months, a report from MPs has revealed. HMP Dartmoor was shut down in July 2024 after levels of ...

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) told the BBC the closure was temporary and the prison had been made safe, but said it was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A radon reading at Dartmoor prison gave a result nearly 10 times the safe limit - Ben Birchall/PA The Ministry of Justice has ...

A 'catastrophic failure' which led to a lease being signed on a prison with cannot be used because of high levels of 'radioactive gas' is condemned ...

HMP Dartmoor was shut down in August 2024 after abnormal levels of radioactive radon gas had been detected at the jail in ...