Overcrowding feeds Mountjoy ‘powder keg’

SERIOUS overcrowding in Mountjoy Prison, combined with the hot weather, is creating a “powder keg” in the jail, penal reformers have warned.

Overcrowding feeds Mountjoy ‘powder keg’
Tue, 29 Jul, 2008 - 01:00

The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) said that the population of the prison climbed even further yesterday, reaching 602.

Mountjoy has a disputed capacity: 540 according to the Prison Service; 464 according to the Prison Inspector and 351 according to the local POA branch.

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