Dartmoor Prison

Dartmoor prison may close as part of Government modernisation plans

Discussions are set to begin with the Duchy of Cornwall to end the lease on HMP Dartmoor, a male category C prison in West Devon, according to a statement from the Ministry of Justice.

While the Justice department says final decisions on the site are a long way off as the lease has a ten-year notice period, but but the age and limitations of the prison mean that it does not have a long...