New virtual prison tour launched alongside major prison service recruitment campaign

Web-based experience offers 360° view of daily prison life and aims to attract 300 new recruits

Justice minister Jim O'Callaghan said he hopes the virtual tour will encourage people to consider a career in the prison service. Picture: Dan Linehan

A new virtual prison tour has been launched to give the public insight into life behind bars.

The web-based tool allows visitors, service users, and the wider public to explore an Irish prison, guided by a digitally created prison officer. The project aims to increase public understanding of how prisons function day to day.