MPs criticise 10-year deal struck in ‘blind panic’ to rent Dartmoor prison, where high levels of radon had been detected ...

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the lease agreed with the Duchy of Cornwall for HMP Dartmoor was signed by HM Prison ...

HMP Dartmoor was shut down in August 2024 after radioactive radon gas had been detected at the jail in Princetown, Devon. The ...

Millions of pounds of taxpayer funds are being spent on Dartmoor prison, according to a new report. The Devon prison has not ...

Radon concentrations of 10 times the safe level in some areas subsequently forced HMPPS to close the prison in August 2024.

The Ministry of Justice has spent £100m of taxpayers’ money keeping open a “radioactive” prison it cannot use, an investigation by MPs has found.

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 ...

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

Letters: After the costly mistake by the Ministry of Justice over Dartmoor prison, Les Bright and Giselle Dye suggest ways Prince William could help ...

The full costs of the botched agreement to lease an unusable prison filled with poisonous gas from the Duchy of Cornwall, ...

An album containing the thoughts and illustrations of conscientious objectors (COs) held in prison during World War One (WWI) is to be sold at auction. The booklet contains stories, images and poems ...

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed radon gas levels higher than the recommended limit were detected at Dartmoor prison at least 13 years earlier than previously thought. The government had ...