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Radio Northampton,7 mins

Northamptonshire councils listed as available for 'Super Prisons'

Stuart Linnell

Available for over a year

The Ministry of Justice has revealed the names of 20 authorities that say they have land available for a so-called Super Prison: and 3 out of that 20 are in Northamptonshire - The County Council, Corby and Wellingborough. A Super Prison would hold between 2 and 3 thousand men.

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