Conditions in prisons are being covered up, says Kinlen

THE Inspector of Prisons has accused the Department of Justice of trying to cover up unacceptable conditions in jails.

Retired High Court judge, Mr Justice Dermot Kinlen, said: “What we need in this day and age is openness, transparency, accountancy and efficiency. The department want to attack the messenger rather than deal with his message.”

The department, he said, was obsessed with power, control and secrecy.