Prison plan crushed
Our campaign against the plan for a massive prison on the old Ford site at Beam Park West has succeeded with the announcement that the Ministry of Justice has now decided against any further consideration of building Dagenham prison.
We successfully made the argument that it was the wrong place for such a project. Despite London Mayor Boris Johnson having offered the land, Justice Secretary Jack Straw was convinced that it was not the right option.
This was a huge victory for people power - thousands of local people signed up to the campaign and said no to Dagenham prison.
Now, Jon wants to know what local people would like to see built on the site instead of the prison. Please fill in the survey below to let Jon know your ideas.