Juvenile inmates playing violent computer game

PRISON chiefs yesterday launched an inquiry into allegations that juveniles in detention were playing a violent car video game.

Juvenile inmates playing violent computer game

The Irish Prison Service said it was inquiring into whether underage inmates at St Patrick’s Institution had access to Grand Theft Auto, a controversial crime game.

It is thought inmates in the B-wing of the prison, a special school for those aged 16 and under, got their hands on the game through a swap with other adult inmates in the Dublin jail. Another theory being examined is that it was smuggled in by a visitor.

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