1.   Long Lartin jail houses some of Britains most dangerous men, including IRA terrorists.

2.   Jails generally house those awaiting trial or serving terms of less than a year, while prisons hold convicts serving longer sentences.

3.   Jails often house three times the number of inmates they were designed to hold.

4.   The jail did not house any high-ranking guerrilla leaders, he said.

5.   The jail housed four cells and was equipped with smoke detectors but not sprinklers, Mitchell County spokesman Mark Broadway said.

6.   The jail houses women who are either awaiting trial or serving sentences of up to one year.