Corrie in the clink: TV soap cleans up bad behaviour in jail
Prisoners in Limerick Prison like nothing more than to settle down to watch Coronation Street when it airs four times a week, management at the prison have discovered.
As soon as Corrie hits the screen prison staff have noticed there’s a surge in electricity usage in the institution — this is due to prisoners putting on their in-cell kettles as they settle down to catch up on the latest happenings in Weatherfield.