Campaigners want 28 government-owned flats, at HMP Pentonville, to be filled with local families.
Housing activists say they occupied empty homes in north London in a protestThe homes at HMP Pentonville have been empty for more than a decadeJulia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporting ServiceHousing campaigners say they illegally occupied empty government-owned flats in north London in protest at them being left vacant for a decade.
The Ministry of Justice , which owns the homes, says it is "looking for the best way to use the property".One of the campaigners who entered the blocks, Tamsin Stirling, told the Ms Stirling added that passers-by supported the protest and were "shocked" the flats had been empty so long.Housing RebellionHousing Rebellion says the flats are in a "shocking" state and will get worse if they are left empty
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