Doncaster prisoners could sue government over exposure to radon gas

HMP Lindholme near Doncaster in South Yorkshire, where radon is being monitored as a ‘precautionary measure’. Photograph: AP S (uk)/Alamy

The government faces further potential legal action over concerns about levels of radon gas at a second prison, after Dartmoor jail was forced to close.

Ministry of Justice officials have ordered radon detection equipment to be installed at Lindholme prison near Doncaster in South Yorkshire, where prisoners have reported ­feeling unwell with symptoms such as ­headaches, rashes and fever.