HM Prison Dartmoor

HMP Dartmoor
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LocationPrincetown, Devon
Coordinates50°32′59″N 3°59′46″W / 50.54972°N 3.99611°W / 50.54972; -3.99611
Security classAdult Male/Category C
Population640 (as of January 2016)
Opened1809
Closed2024
Managed byHM Prison Services
GovernorSteve Mead [1]
WebsiteDartmoor at justice.gov.uk

HM Prison Dartmoor is a Category C men's prison, located in Princetown, high on Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. Its high granite walls dominate this area of the moor. The prison is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, and is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.

Dartmoor Prison was given Grade II heritage listing in 1987.[2]

  1. ^ "Dartmoor Prison". 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Hm Dartmoor Prison, Dartmoor Forest". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

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