New jail proposed for Milton of Leys in Inverness

 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...