Exclusive: In the midst of a growing prison overcrowding crisis, men were piled into HMP Dartmoor. Officials had been warned ...

Fears hundreds more inmates exposed to cancer-causing gas in UK prisons - Exclusive: Government investigating 42 prison and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HMP Dartmoor is being closed temporarily and its inmates moved elsewhere, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed. Around 175 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HMP Dartmoor in Devon was closed in 2024 after levels of radon up to 10 times higher than the recommended limit were recorded in ...

How ‘blind panic’ exposed prison inmates and staff to dangerous radon gas - ...

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 ...

Radon was first detected at HMP Dartmoor in 2020 - Ben Birchall/PA HMP Dartmoor has had to close down more than 180 cells and carry out prisoner transfers after the radioactive gas radon was detected.

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 MPs has revealed. HMP Dartmoor was shut down in July 2024 after levels of ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 MPs has ...