Over the next two weeks around 175 inmates will be evacuated from the category C men's prison in Devon.
A prison is being temporarily shut and its inmates moved out after a radioactive gas was discovered in the cells. Over the next two weeks around 175 inmates will be evacuated from HMP Dartmoor, a category C men's prison in Devon, after high levels of radon were detected. The Ministry of Justice believes there is enough capacity to cope with the temporary closure of the jail but the relocation will place further tension on an already beleaguered prison system.
The change would not apply to those convicted of sex offences, terrorism, domestic abuse or some violent offences. HMP Dartmoor was built in the early 19th century to hold French prisoners during the Napoleonic Wars. It was set to close in 2023 but the decision was reversed in 2019 amid rising prisoner numbers.
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