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

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.

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

The future of Dartmoor prison is set to be decided when the government looks at its spending plans this summer, a prison spokesperson has said. HMP Dartmoor has been closed since July 2024 after high ...

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, ...

A £4m-a-year lease for a prison that has been empty for 18 months has been a "needless waste of taxpayers' money", a report from MPs found. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the lease agreed ...