Residents hit out at proposed step down facility
The facility is on Patrick's Hill.
Locals in Patricks Hill are standing firm in their opposition to the establishment of a step-down facility in their area to accommodate female prisoners.
A Probation Hostel was previously operated by Westview House but the Probation Service say the Department of Justice is due to take over the building after they vacate it later this year.
The facility, which would be staffed and run by the prison service, would accommodate 24 medium- to long- term female prisoners, for the end of their jail term.
However residents are up in arms about the location which is in the immediate vicinity of 3,000 school students and they've raised concerns over child protection.
Speaking on the Neil Prendeville Show on Cork's RedFM local resident Vivienne Foley says there was no consultation with the local community and they have very real fears about this proposed step down facility.
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