Inmates dined on luxury steaks, chocolate and lamb in one prison, audit finds

A prison in Ireland was buying fillet steaks, boneless legs of lamb, prosciutto, rib roasts and catering chocolate for prisoners to cook as part of their home economics classes, according to the 2019 Comptroller and Auditor General Public Services report. Picture: Stock image

While their fellow inmates in other jails were having to make do with the usual ingredients, one prison home economics class was given luxury items such as fillet steaks, boneless legs of lamb, prosciutto and 'expensive catering chocolate' to perfect their creations.

The 2019 Comptroller and Auditor General's Public Services report reveals details of the culinary outlay in just one prison which resulted in an investigation by the Irish Prison Service.