Dartmoor Prison Main gate Princetown Devon Uk. HOMER SYKES
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Homer Sykes / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
D00P64File size:
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5120 x 3427 px | 43.3 x 29 cm | 17.1 x 11.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
10 November 2012Location:
Princetown Dartmoor DevonMore information:
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Designed by Daniel Asher Alexander and constructed originally between 1806 and 1809 by local labour, to hold prisoners of the Napoleonic Wars, it was also used to hold American prisoners from the War of 1812. Although the war ended with the Treaty of Ghent in December 1814, many American prisoners of war still remained in Dartmoor. The prison is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, and is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. Dartmoor still has a misplaced reputation for being a high-security prison that is escape-proof. Now a Category C prison, Dartmoor houses mainly non-violent offenders and white-collar criminals.