The development is on former state prison property, and it still includes one of the old prison buildings. (nar.realtor)
Overcrowding may be attributed to a number of factors, including failure to find and use effective alternatives to prison, under - funding of prison building programmes, bureaucratic inefficiencies in moving prisoners between facilities, and loss of existing capacity due to age and deterioration. (politics.co.uk)
Cork City Gaol Housed in the imposing former prison building, an audio tour relays the harshness of the 19th century penal system. (greatrail.com)