Prison officers' colour coding system necessary to prevent gangs meeting - Deputy General Secretary

The deputy general secretary of the Irish Prison Officers Association, Jim Mitchell has told of how prison officers have to operate a colour coding system to identify different factions.

Prison officers' colour coding system necessary to prevent gangs meeting - Deputy General Secretary

The deputy general secretary of the Irish Prison Officers Association, Jim Mitchell has told of how prison officers have to operate a colour coding system to identify different factions.

This is necessary to ensure the different gangs do not meet during recreation, at meal times or during visits, he explained to RTE radio’s Today with Séan O’Rourke show.

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