Politicians are being urged to oppose plans to build a 2,500 capacity Titan prison in Warrington.
The government identified Omega Business Park in Burtonwood, near the M62, as a possible location for the £400m prison last year.
Dr Jo Crotty, the Liberal Democrat prospective MP for Warrington south has tabled a motion against the prison at the party's spring conference.
Last month campaigners took a 10,000 strong petition to Downing Street.
The petition was complied by Warrington Residents Against Prison Proposal (WRAPP) with backing from the parliamentary candidate.
The Omega site, a former World War II air base, has been shortlisted for one of three "American style" prisons intended to be built by 2014.
The business park is to become the region's largest over the next 25 years with 25,000 jobs.
How many times do I have to tell the government? Smaller, more manageable units is the way forward. The only people Titan prisons benefit will be the builders and the private contractors who operate the prisons.
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