Around 175 inmates are to be moved from HMP Dartmoor after the discovery of radon at the prison.
HMP Dartmoor is being closed temporarily and its inmates moved elsewhere, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed.
At the end of 2023, high levels of radon – a colourless, odourless radioactive gas – led to more than 400 inmates being removed from the jail., before this latest incident forced the complete closure of the prison. While the Ministry of Justice believes there is enough capacity to cope with the temporary closure of HMP Dartmoor, the relocation of its inmates will place further strain on an already stretched prison system.
“It is also why we are committed to building new prison places to lock up the most dangerous offenders and protect the public.”The incident comes on the same day the Government laid regulations in Parliament to reduce the amount of time prisoners must spend in jail before they are automatically released from half of their sentence to 40%.
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