Public asked for ideas to name super-prison

MOJ WANTS 'LOCAL CULTURE AND ITS HISTORY' REFLECTED

- By TESS RUSHIN

LEICESTERSHIRE'S new prison needs a name - and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) wants to hear your ideas.

The facility has been known locally as the Gartree super-prison, but now the government department has launched a consultation calling on the local community for inspiration on what to officially call it.

In correspondence sent to neighbours of the facility, the MoJ said it wanted “Gartree 2”, as it is known by the department, to have its own clear identity, separate from neighbouring HMP Gartree.

The MoJ said it was particularly interested to hear the views of people living close to the prison “so that local culture and history is appropriately reflected”.