New Justice Secretary Urged To Abandon Prison Plan

Campaigners against a ‘super jail’ being built near Market Harborough are calling on the new Justice Secretary to abandon the plan.

They have written to Brandon Lewis MP, who was appointed into the government role last week, in the hope he will stop the Ministry of Justice from pushing ahead with a planning appeal.

It is due to be held next month, to challenge Harborough District Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for the 1700-inmate prison going up on land next to HMP Gartree.

The letter was penned by Cllr Phil Knowles:

The area where the prison would have been built.  Pic: Andy Carpenter