Another construction company goes tits up under starmer....
Nov 12, 2024 13:53:18 GMT
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Post by jonksy on Nov 12, 2024 13:53:18 GMT
Labour’s prison plans in doubt after building giant goes bust...
Work to repair hundreds of prison cells has come to a halt after the collapse of the construction company ISG, a Telegraph investigation has found.
About 4,000 jail spaces are out of commission across the ageing prison estate in England and Wales, including an entire jail on Dartmoor.....
About 4,000 jail spaces are out of commission across the ageing prison estate in England and Wales, including an entire jail on Dartmoor.....
ISG was carrying out building and repair work on 2,000 out-of-commission cells before it collapsed.
It comes as the Government tries to tackle the prisons crisis, releasing more than 3,000 prisoners early to avoid running out of space this summer.
HMP Dartmoor, built in 1809 to house Napoleonic prisoners of war, was emptied of all 640 prisoners and mothballed after high levels of radon gas were detected.
It was one of 27 jails identified by The Telegraph where ISG was involved in construction work.
It was also involved in work to upgrade security and tackle drug smuggling at the failing Manchester prison, where inmates burned holes in their windows for drones to supply cannabis and mobile phones.
It is believed contractors are struggling to replace the broken windows at the 156-year-old Victorian jail.
It comes as the Government tries to tackle the prisons crisis, releasing more than 3,000 prisoners early to avoid running out of space this summer.
HMP Dartmoor, built in 1809 to house Napoleonic prisoners of war, was emptied of all 640 prisoners and mothballed after high levels of radon gas were detected.
It was one of 27 jails identified by The Telegraph where ISG was involved in construction work.
It was also involved in work to upgrade security and tackle drug smuggling at the failing Manchester prison, where inmates burned holes in their windows for drones to supply cannabis and mobile phones.
It is believed contractors are struggling to replace the broken windows at the 156-year-old Victorian jail.
