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Does anyone know what an Irish prison is like?

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  • #52
    Out Of The Night
    Closed Accounts Posts: 74 ✭✭Out Of The Night


    I have been in a few for college related reasons. What struck me was the hierarchical structure in place. Sex offenders were bottom of the pile and loathed by the other prisoners. There was a sense of normality also. I mean for some of them it had become their home and they carried on as best they could.


  • #53
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    Read a book about it

    The prison officers are sly dogs ;)

    If there is someone in Dublin who is causing hassle they bundle them into a van and transfer them to Cork
    Of course being the outsider the Dub gets a hammering from his new Corkonian comrades

    Works the other way too
    Officers in Cork send prisoners up to Dublin when some lessons need to be learned


    The travellers in Mountjoy keep to themselves and their area is known as "the caravan".
    They don't mix with the other prisoners


  • #54
    IrishAm
    Registered Users Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭IrishAm


    charlemont wrote: »
    I was on the D-Wing there over ten years ago and your making it sound like a great place, Fair enough the D-Wing was good but not half as good as your making it out. The education helped me a lot, Do you think prisoners shouldn't get education ? The gym was fairly crap too. Don't think any mobile phone is going to fit through the mesh nets either.

    Fair play to you for having the honesty to admit that and I am glad education inside helped you turn your life around.

    As someone who is claustrophobic, I dont think I could last any significant time in prison.

    In the name of the father is like a horror movie to me, getting wrongfully locked up is my biggest fear in life.


  • #55
    previous user
    Registered Users Posts: 1,024 ✭✭✭previous user


    Council dwelling scum.


  • #56
    charlemont
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,725 ✭✭✭charlemont


    mikemac1 wrote: »
    Read a book about it

    The prison officers are sly dogs ;)

    If there is someone in Dublin who is causing hassle they bundle them into a van and transfer them to Cork
    Of course being the outsider the Dub gets a hammering from his new Corkonian comrades

    Works the other way too
    Officers in Cork send prisoners up to Dublin when some lessons need to be learned


    The travellers in Mountjoy keep to themselves and their area is known as "the caravan".
    They don't mix with the other prisoners

    The only time I'v heard of people getting moved to Cork is when they deserve it. Cork is a horrid prison. The Dublin/Cork rivalry is mostly mythical and only real scumbags get involved in it.
    IrishAm wrote: »
    Fair play to you for having the honesty to admit that and I am glad education inside helped you turn your life around.

    As someone who is claustrophobic, I dont think I could last any significant time in prison.

    In the name of the father is like a horror movie to me, getting wrongfully locked up is my biggest fear in life.

    Thank you I appreciate that, Yea I done my leaving after I came out and got 3 A's and 2 B's, I'v done Architectural draughting too and now I'm doing AutoCAD. I had my own problems in life which lead to me going inside and I have to say most prisoners have issues too, That's why they are in there.


  • #57
    IrishAm
    Registered Users Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭IrishAm


    charlemont wrote: »
    The only time I'v heard of people getting moved to Cork is when they deserve it. Cork is a horrid prison. The Dublin/Cork rivalry is mostly mythical and only real scumbags get involved in it.

    The Dublin vs Cork rivalry is anything but mythical, brother! Probably more on the outside than the inside, but.


    charlemont wrote: »
    Thank you I appreciate that, Yea I done my leaving after I came out and got 3 A's and 2 B's, I'v done Architectural draughting too and now I'm doing AutoCAD. I had my own problems in life which lead to me going inside and I have to say most prisoners have issues too, That's why they are in there.

    Fair play man, best of luck in the future.


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