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21/02/2007
New prison site to be revealed by summer
The government has today revealed that it will identify the new location for the replacement for the out of date Magilligan prison later this year.
Security Minister Paul Goggins today said that prison chiefs have been asked to provide a list of possible site for the new jail before the end of the summer.
The decision to build a new prison came after an inspection revealed that some areas of the prison were unsafe and unfit for living.
Authorities are also believed to be considering the idea of demolishing the existing building and rebuilding the new jail on its site.
Commenting on this, Paul Goggins said: “I have asked the Prison Service, in consultation with other interested parties, to provide me with a comprehensive Options Appraisal by the end of the summer. This will enable me to take a final decision on whether to rebuild on the existing site at Magilligan or at another location in Northern Ireland.”
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Security Minister Paul Goggins today said that prison chiefs have been asked to provide a list of possible site for the new jail before the end of the summer.
The decision to build a new prison came after an inspection revealed that some areas of the prison were unsafe and unfit for living.
Authorities are also believed to be considering the idea of demolishing the existing building and rebuilding the new jail on its site.
Commenting on this, Paul Goggins said: “I have asked the Prison Service, in consultation with other interested parties, to provide me with a comprehensive Options Appraisal by the end of the summer. This will enable me to take a final decision on whether to rebuild on the existing site at Magilligan or at another location in Northern Ireland.”
(EF/KMcA)
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