Mountjoy Prison opened its doors in March 1850. It is located on the banks of the Royal Canal in Phibsborough, a northside inner suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Since 1850, over half a million prisoners have passed through its doors, mostly from working class communities around the city. Now, after more than 150 years, the Minister for Justice has decided to close the prison. A new super-prison is to be built in rural north Co. Dublin, roughly 12 miles from the city centre. The new prison is to be built under a PPP scheme - a Public-Private Partnership. This means a private company will be given the contract to construct the prison in conjunction with the state.
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