Ghettoes must be dismantled, warns prison governor

CITIES and towns which house large numbers of socially excluded people in designated areas will end up sharing the problems being experienced in Limerick, a prison boss has warned.

Mountjoy prison governor John Lonergan said ghettos must be dismantled if the next generation is to have hope of leading a normal life.

Mixed housing and more education and parenting programmes for disadvantaged families is essential, if a new wave of serious young offending is to end, he added.