Call for ‘gangland prison’ to house crime bosses

The country should have a dedicated “gangland prison” to house convicted crime bosses, according to prison officers.

Call for ‘gangland prison’ to house crime bosses

The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) said gang leaders ruled over inmates in what were akin to mini-empires in jails.

“There’s actually a huge difficulty for us to try and manage these people, especially those involved in gang warfare, because they exercise a huge degree of control over other prisoners within the system,” Jim Mitchell, deputy general secretary, told the POA annual conference in Athlone.

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