Inmates' insight: ‘No such thing as a drug-free prison’

Tom leans forward on the table and is eager to talk. Fellow inmate Frank leans to the side and holds a hand to his head.

Inmates' insight: ‘No such thing as a drug-free prison’

“Cork is like going back in time,” says Tom. “Stone Age conditions. You can’t keep painting over the conditions and give people piss pots.”

Frank agrees. “If it’s a bad night of rain, you are mopping the floors,” he says. “You can see it running down the walls.”

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