New jail proposed for Milton of Leys in Inverness
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How often do prisoners escape in Inverness? Let's start being real here!
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I hardly find this a snobbish objection! The majority of people living in Milton of Leys have paid very good money to live in such a nice area and have a their children go to one of the best schools in the city. If the prison is built it will likely slash house prices in half. Also given that it is palnned to be so close to a school it is an absolute joke to build a prison that will be housing peodophiles and sex offenders in an area with the largest number of primary children! It is not snobbish to object to it being build it is a matter of safety for their children so grow up and actually think about it before you make a snap judgement and calling people snobs!
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Your description of the Milton of Leys area is exactly the same as the Crown, a good area with affluent house prices and one of the best primary Schools in the city.
Have the house prices surrounding the current prison been adversely affected? In short, no.
Your further argument of sex offenders being housed there is at best moot, and at worst a gross inaccuracy that attempts to inflame the situation using sensationalism. What danger does any convict pose when incarcerated?
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A lot of people having been saying that the prison in Crown does not cause any problems but people who live in Crown knew the prison was there when they choose to move to the area as it has been there a very long time. However the people in Milton of Leys have been lied to as they have been sold this area as being a quiet, family residential area of the city when in fact Tulloch's have gone and sold land to Scottish Prison services knowing it will become home to a prison. I wouldn't have chosen to buy a house in Crown as I don't want to live next to a prison so why should I be forced to put up with one next to my house in Milton of Leys?
It's very easy to say "The current prison is in a good area of Inverness, so where's the issue?", but was that the case when it was built and the rest of the town was then built up around it. Probably not. The value of that area, both financially and socially, has been built with the prison in place. That is not the case for Milton of Leys. Without the prison, would some of the houses, Argyll street etc. be worth more? I'm sure we will find out soon enough. Currently, it's very close to the town centre, with a several ways in which people can access/egress. Milton of leys has 2, if your driving, and 1, if you're not. That means almost everyone who comes and goes from there will be passing a large primary school with an open view of its playground. Again, the council must see that this is bad for the image of Inverness and the safety of a large residential area.
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U don't heard ppl in crown whinn is cos the prison is alrdy excist..building in leys when posh ppl alrdy there first then elrect a plan to build something ppl don't like is not good..
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I am appalled, but not surprised at the nimbyism on these comments. I can understand people's fears about such a facility being built, however the unfounded panic over this building is quite scary. Are there concerns about the current prison being housed in one of the most affluent areas in Inverness, which also has a primary school very close by? No...
I am particularly horrified by the disgust with which a large number of commenters seem to treat potential visitors to the prison. Are we to treat family members of those who have committed crimes as if they have comitted the crime themselves. I worry that this is more likely a typical case of snobbery, assuming that only poor / chavvy people could possibly commit a crime, ergo, their associated friends and family must be scum too.
Please get over yourselves, you'll never see a prisoner or their visitors, the jail will be surrounded by trees within a few years and be near invisible. It will not affect your daily lives, safety, or property price in any way shape or form...