Plans to close Dartmoor Prison in 2023 have been scrapped. The Prison Service has confirmed the government has reversed its decision on the future the medium security men's prison at Princetown. The ...

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

Around 60 prison staff, prisoners and former inmates of HMP Dartmoor have launched legal action over radon levels. Solicitor Mladen Kesar said he was acting on behalf of more than 500 claimants in ...

The closure of Dartmoor Prison has left staff and local residents "in the dark" over what is happening, says a local councillor. It comes after it was announced the prison in Princetown, Devon would ...

During the War of 1812, many American ships were seized, and many men were imprisoned in the notorious Dartmoor prison in England. Dartmoor was originally built as a prison for French prisoners during ...

For two centuries the silhouette of Dartmoor Prison has brooded over one of Britain’s bleakest landscapes and its very name stries fear into the hearts of even the toughest criminals. Over its ...

JUSTICE chiefs have been urged to “strain every sinew” to re-open a notorious jail — and halt the early release of dangerous criminals. The call over HMP Dartmoor came from Shadow Justice Secretary ...

On May 7th 1917, PC Parker was on patrol in Exeter. Near the Exe Bridge, he spotted a man who he considered to be “dressed as a tramp”. Believing him to be of an age for military service, he ...

“Set in a bleak naval prison in Devon, England” is just the kind of description I can get behind. For those interested in seafaring history and maritime justice, or explorations of America’s ...

A controversial scheme for nine affordable homes at Princetown has been approved by Dartmoor National Park Authority despite strong local objection. Concerns were raised at a planning meeting on ...