A jail that shames us.RARELY do we see a report into a Government-run institution that is so utterly damning. But the Northern Ireland Prison Service The Northern Ireland Prison Service is an executive agency of the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) established on 1 April 1995. Agency status was re-confirmed following a Quinquennial Review in 2000. has been landed with a spectacularly awful assessment of how it does things at Maghaberry. Not only does the high-security jail cost us more per prisoner than most other prisons in the UK but it would appear that it is one of the worst run across Britain and Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. in a number of key areas. For many of us on the outside we may not care about the activities provided for and the safety of prisoners but how these people are treated is surely a reflection on society as a whole. No one is expecting chocolates on the inmates' pillows, but when they get out criminals put through a relatively humane humane pertaining to the avoidance of infliction of pain, discomfort and harassment; used especially with regard to animals. humane considerations regime might be better for us all. |
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