Was Ethel Gavin’s transfer actually an attempt to cover up a dangerous mistake in the prison service? asks Michael Clifford

“I was surprised at the ferocity of the attacks. There were no serious offenders in the prison, they were mainly joyriders. It was really sudden, out of the blue. Mob rule just took over.”

Gang boss Wayne Dundon, two of his brothers and fellow murderer Nathan Killeen are all holed up in a special section within the country’s only maximum security jail.