The location for a new £250m super prison in North Wales has been announced. The jail, housing 2,000 inmates, will be built at the former Firestone factory site on Wrexham Industrial Estate. The UK Government says it will create up to 1,000 jobs.
The site of a major new super prison has been anounced by the Ministry of Justice.
It will be based at the former Firestone site on the Wrexham Industrial Estate and will house 2,000 inmates.
It is also expected to create 1,000 jobs in the area, bringing in £23m a year to the local economy.
Work on the site is due to begin next summer and be completed in 2017.
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