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| Location | Princetown, Devon |
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| Coordinates | 50°32′59″N 3°59′46″W / 50.54972°N 3.99611°W |
| Security class | Adult Male/Category C |
| Population | 640 (as of January 2016) |
| Opened | 1809 |
| Closed | 2024 |
| Managed by | HM Prison Services |
| Governor | Steve Mead[1] |
| Website | Dartmoor at justice.gov.uk |
HM Prison Dartmoor is a currently inactive 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.
As of Summer 2024, Dartmoor Prison is not being used due to safety concerns, regarding high levels of radon.[2]
Dartmoor Prison was given Grade II heritage listing in 1987.[3]
- ^ "Dartmoor Prison". 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Inmates to be moved out of Dartmoor jail after radon scare".
- ^ "Hm Dartmoor Prison, Dartmoor Forest". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 19 March 2016.