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Prisoner seriously injured after assault in Mountjoy prison

A prisoner has been seriously injured in an assault inside Mountjoy prison in Dublin. The man, in his 30s, was taken to the Mater hospital for treatment following the incident on Friday evening. Gardai are investigating the assault. A Garda ...

30 Jul 2022 at 14:41

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Lessons will be learned from Mountjoy Prison murder – justice minister

The Minister for Justice said lessons will be learned from the murder of a prisoner who died following a vicious beating at Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison. Helen McEntee said that while the killing of prisoners is “very rare”, the tragic death ...

04 Aug 2022 at 18:54

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Sense of system ‘failure’ when prisoner is killed – former Mountjoy governor

A former governor of Mountjoy Prison said there is a sense that the system has failed when a prisoner is killed in an attack. John Lonergan, who was governor of Mountjoy, in Dublin, for more than two decades, said a prisoner’s death can ...

04 Aug 2022 at 13:36

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Inmate dies in hospital following attack at Mountjoy Prison

An inmate who was attacked at Mountjoy Prison last week has died. The Irish Prison Service said the prisoner was seriously injured in an incident on Friday. The man, aged in his 30s, died in hospital in the early hours of Wednesday. A ...

03 Aug 2022 at 10:10

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11 inmates at Northern Irish prison to take legal action over use of solitary confinement

A group of 11 prisoners at Maghaberry Prison are taking legal action over the use of effective solitary confinement. Representing the group, KRW Law said they are raising serious concerns around the “excessive use of detention ...

02 Feb 2022 at 13:01

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Prisoners take part in Men’s Shed initiative to help prepare for life outside

Twice a day, around a dozen older prisoners gather in a workshop to repair old bicycles for refugees, restore broken furniture and build benches to raise money for a cancer charity. The group of men, who range in age from 55 ...

10 Jan 2023 at 11:50

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Prisoners have high uptake of Covid-19 vaccines

Nearly nine in ten prisoners in the country's jails have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, latest figures have revealed. Some 89% of the current 3,830 inmates in 12 prisons in the state have been inoculated for the ...

08 Nov 2021 at 17:01

BREAKING NEWS: Covid-19 lockdown in place at prison complex in Midlands as outbreak confirmed

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BREAKING Covid-19 lockdown at prison complex in Portlaoise as outbreak is confirmed

A Covid-19 lockdown is in place at a prison complex in the Midlands as an outbreak has been confirmed. Two wings of the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise are in lockdown and mass testing is underway after it emerged that ...

09 Nov 2021 at 19:20

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Prison officers face 'serious misconduct' charge as Irish Prison Service confirms boozy escort investigation

The Irish Prison Service insists that it sets 'high standards' as it begins an investigation of potentially serious misconduct by prison officers based in Portlaoise who could face dismissal having consumed alcohol ...

27 Sept 2021 at 12:30

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Prisoner gets longer spell behind bars for threatening to cut the throat of a prison officer and his children

A man serving a 12-year sentence for conspiracy to murder will now serve an additional two years for threatening to cut the throat of a prison officer and his children. Luke Wilson (25) had just been handed down ...

28 Jul 2021 at 11:43

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Officers at Irish prisons cannot require visitors to remove underwear in wake of solicitor bra controversy

Requiring visitors to remove their bras or any underwear is not "policy" according to the the Irish Prison Service which is to review security screening at jails across country after an incident in one of the ...

09 Jul 2021 at 13:06

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Majority of young Irish prisoners likely to re-offend within 3 years of release - CSO

The majority of young Irish prisoners are likely to re-offend within three years of release from prison, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has found. The 'Prison Re-offending 2019' report published today ...

21 Jun 2022 at 14:10

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