英国监狱租赁丑闻:HMP Dartmoor公司在高价、风险租约后关闭,尽管有高;计划进行68M英镑的升级,提出500英镑以上的索赔。 UK prison lease scandal: HMP Dartmoor closed after costly, risky lease despite high radon; £68M upgrades planned, 500+ claims filed.

联合王国司法部因签订2022年的HMP Dartmoor租赁合同而面临批评,该租赁合同尽管已知的含量很高,但导致一个无法使用的监狱每年费用400万英镑,预期升级费用6 800万英镑。 The UK Ministry of Justice faces criticism for a 2022 lease of HMP Dartmoor, signed despite known high radon levels, leading to a £4 million annual cost for an unusable prison and £68 million in expected upgrades. 该监狱于2024年关闭,现在仍然关闭,无法选择在2033年之前终止租约。 The prison closed in 2024 and remains shut, with no option to terminate the lease before 2033. 一个议会委员会称该决定是"灾难性的"和"恐慌驱动的", 理由是检测不足和缺乏保障措施. A parliamentary committee called the decision "catastrophic" and "panic-driven," citing inadequate testing and lack of safeguards. 500多名前囚犯和工作人员提出了与健康相关的法律索赔,而司法部则在监狱人满为患危机中在必要时为搬迁辩护。 Over 500 former inmates and staff have filed health-related legal claims, while the MoJ defends the move as necessary amid a prison overcrowding crisis.