Thanks a lot Bonnie - will pass on the phone no. of the ICPO in Ireland to the family. Looks just like the type of organisation liable to be able to help. No worries about your blue clicky problems - won't even attempt one of them myself until February :->
when the looney soup levels are back to normal.

Transferring prisoners thousand of miles, 'farming them out' as if they're livestock, 'Homeland Security', private jails - this thread has opened up some 'appaling vistas' to me as some English (?) judge (?) once said regarding the Birmingham six / Guildford four.

Thanks for all the helpful replies and 'get a life' to the couple of eejits in the mix.