Dartmoor Prison was closed in August 2024 due to high levels of radon gas [BBC] The Ministry of Justice has confirmed radon gas levels higher than the recommended limit were detected at Dartmoor ...

In 1992, The Stranglers became the first rock band to perform at Dartmoor Prison. The concert took place on Friday, September 18th. The band used a £10,000 sound system that was won by a prison warder ...

Unsafe levels of cancer-causing radon gas have been detected in 16 prisons, with 33 sites under investigation by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). HMP Dartmoor in Devon was closed in 2024 after levels of ...

There are fears a village in Devon could become a "ghost town" if its prison does not reopen. HMP Dartmoor, at Princetown, was closed in July 2024 after the government found levels of the radioactive ...

A "catastrophic failure" means around £4million of taxpayers' cash is being spent a year on a prison which cannot hold prisoners because it contains "radioactive gas". The Prison Service is under fire ...