Taxpayers face huge £15million bill for empty prison that might NOT even re-open

Alamy

TAXPAYERS face a £15million bill for an empty prison that may never re-open.

The jail will stay shut for at least another year following a gas leak.

But a report warns the Ministry of Justice will have to pay the huge sum on the lease at Dartmoor Prison even if it remains closed.

Staff at the 200-year-old Napoleonic-era jail in Devon discovered high radon gas levels in December 2023.

Most inmates at the 700-capacity Category C prison were moved out soon after...