UK spending £4mn a year on prison contaminated by radioactive gas, say MPs

Radon concentrations of 10 times the safe level in some areas subsequently forced HMPPS to close the prison in August 2024.

Government spending £4m a year on empty prison, MP report finds

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 ...

Poor decisions in extending prison lease, MPs say

A £4m-a-year lease for a prison that has been empty for 18 months has been a "needless waste of taxpayers' money", a report ...

‘Catastrophic’ MoJ leasing of jail with toxic gas set to cost more than £100m

MPs criticise 10-year deal struck in ‘blind panic’ to rent Dartmoor prison, where high levels of radon had been detected ...
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UK activates emergency measure to ease overcrowding in prisons following riots

The UK Ministry of Justice reactivated a temporary measure known as “Operation Early Dawn” on Monday to manage heightened prison overcrowding, aggravated by recent far-right riots across the country.

Lindholme prison governor sacked, service confirms

The governor of HMP Lindholme in Doncaster has been dismissed, HM Prison Service confirmed. The service did not say why Rob ...