Super prison is a bad idea, claims British inspector

THE British prison inspector has warned the Irish Government not to go down the road of building a “super prison” in north Dublin.

Anne Owers said the French did this in the 1980s and had not built a large prison since, because of problems it incurred. She said the British Government was also planning three larger-scale “Titan” prisons.

“All the evidence is that small prisons work better than large ones,” said Ms Owers.