New jail a criminal waste of resources

IN these times of financial hardship, I think it is a criminal waste of scarce financial resources, ie, taxpayers’ money, for the Government to go ahead with the construction of a new prison at Thornton Hall in north Co Dublin, or anywhere else, especially since there is a ready-made prison — Spike Island — sitting in the middle of Cork Harbour.

New jail a criminal waste of resources

This could be turned into an adequate facility for a fraction of the cost.

The facilities in this prison were found to be adequate for the men who fought for our independence.

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