Britain to announce plans for £200m prison in North

The British Government is expected to announce plans to spend more than £200m (€280m) on building a new jail in the North.

Tue, 18 Dec, 2007 - 12:18

The British Government is expected to announce plans to spend more than £200m (€280m) on building a new jail in the North.

The facility is expected to be built on the site of an existing prison at Magilligan Point in Co Derry, despite complaints that it will wreck a beauty spot and damage tourism.

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