Private Prisons a good idea for Ireland - Espcially with the Economic Downfall?
Garry Grace | 28.03.2010 22:47 | Analysis | World
In recent years the British government has given reputable private security firms (like G4S Justice Services/Reliance Custodial Services etc) the responsibility of prison transport/court custody/youth detention/police station custody/immigration detention & even the responsibility of policing the general prison population in so-called private prisons across the nation.
This allow officers of the Irish prison service to concentrate primarily on monitoring & policing the general prison population.
It would also prove more cost effective.
Why not pay a newly trained privately contracted prison officer 14.00 euros an hour with a salary cut off point of about 17.00 Eur per hour (unless he/she is given a new position with more duties - team leader/Shift Manager etc)
This would clearly result in a huge saving for the Irish Prison Service & the savings that they would get from what they would usually spend on staff wages could be spent on prisoner rehabilitation, updating facilities & an end to the inhumane practice of "Slopping it out"
Having fully vetted, well trained, licensed, experienced & responsible Police/Garda custody assistants working alongside members of the Gardai in Garda stations or perhaps even central custody suites - particularly in the main cities- would free up the time Gardai (Irish National police) spend dealing with rowdy drunks, processing "clients" & babysitting individuals held in Garda custody.
Obviously a member of the Gardai would remain in the custody area to ensure that prisoner mistreatment/excessive force etc does not occur.
This means that a Garda who arrrests somebody doesn't have to spend hours in the Garda Station processing the individual as a privately hired custody assistant can do this.
The result = More Gardai on the streets & arresting criminals
= A Safer Ireland.
Garry Grace
e-mail:
garrygrace@dublin.com
Comments
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makes sense
28.03.2010 23:11
Sounds a great idea
justice for the common man
no real industry, so why not?
29.03.2010 01:11
Policy Police
This is a wind up!
29.03.2010 07:25
Please Remove this shite
lol, classic troll! nice one
29.03.2010 17:12
anon
Private Prisons - Garda Custody Suites - Custody Assistants @ Garda Station
30.03.2010 18:46
& don't forget the hundreds upon hundreds of indirect jobs that could be created as a result of this radical change.
Garry Grace (The Author)
e-mail:
garrygrace@dublin.com
Mr. B
09.01.2013 18:16
Not a good idea prevention is the best cure, read the above article for a fuller picture.
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