A number of inmates have been moved from Dartmoor Prison in Devon after "higher-than-normal" levels of radon gas were detected. The Prison Service said prisoners from the jail in Princetown had ...

Moving the convicts starts on Thursday, with 40 inmates being moved at a time, prison officers say HMP Dartmoor is to close temporarily, with all inmates to be moved out, the Ministry of Justice ...

All inmates have been moved from Dartmoor prison, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed. The MoJ said it began and staged the removal of all 175 inmates out of HMP Dartmoor on 18 July after ...

About 175 inmates are set to be evacuated from HMP Dartmoor today (Thursday, July 18) following the discovery of high levels of radon at the jail. The prisoners are set to be moved in batches of ...

HMP Dartmoor has been closed since July 2024 after high levels of radon were discovered at the site. About 175 inmates were moved to other prisons due to the colourless and odourless radioactive gas.

Meanwhile, HMP Dartmoor is not set to accept inmates until at least 2026. Its problem with radioactive radon has been known about since 2020 but it took another three years before anything was ...

HM Prison Dartmoor is a Category C men's prison in Princetown, Devon, housing up to 689 inmates. It was opened in 1809, whilst England was at war with Napoleonic France , and was filled up almost ...

Dartmoor Prison's most notorious escapes ... Inmates set fire to the jail and 30 tried to break free, but the riot was quelled by armed police and the Army, then based at Crownhill Barracks.

Living close to Dartmoor Prison, it's likely you've heard some crazy rumours over the years - from prisoners escaping to riots. While not all of them are true, there are some tales that will ...

About 175 inmates are set to be evacuated from HMP Dartmoor today (Thursday, July 18) following the discovery of high levels of radon at the jail. The prisoners are set to be moved in batches of ...

About 175 inmates were moved from the prison after radon gas was found The future of Dartmoor prison is set to be decided when the government looks at its spending plans this summer, a prison ...