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Prisons
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West Dublin
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arbour hill
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Cloverhill Prison
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Nov 17th 2023, 5:21 PM
THE MORNING LEAD
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THE MORNING LEAD
Multiple prison staff investigated for allegedly using company fuel cards to top up their own cars
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THE MORNING LEAD
Mountjoy's female prisoners without specialised rape counselling since last August
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May 25th 2023, 12:05 AM
Prison Overcrowding
Head of prison officer group says overcrowding is putting staff and prisoners 'at risk'
27
9.6k
Updated
Apr 27th 2023, 1:16 PM
Voices
Opinion:
The Inspection of Places of Detention Bill promises reforms but doesn't go far enough
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All time
Penal Reform
Judges to be able to set minimum life sentences as changes to Ireland's penal system announced
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Aug 31st 2022, 12:51 PM
sexual violence
Irish Prison Service to launch major review of how psychologists deal with sex offenders
14
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May 20th 2022, 12:05 AM
Prisons
Report finds minority groups in Irish prisons can face 'aggression and name calling' from staff
8.9k
Updated
Apr 27th 2022, 9:00 AM
Covid-19
Prison service facing 'unprecedented challenge' as it manages three Covid-19 outbreaks
9
10.4k
Nov 18th 2021, 11:25 AM
Isolation
Some prisoners had no access to a shower for 14 days while quarantining
61
25.8k
Jun 11th 2021, 10:41 PM
Covid-19
Prison officers defend withdrawal of 'goodwill' duties over concerns about when they'll be vaccinated
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Apr 19th 2021, 9:40 AM
Prisons
Report details case of mentally ill inmate found lying naked on floor of cell
25
37.7k
Updated
Nov 24th 2020, 4:30 PM
Prisoners
51 inmates in Irish prisons still 'slopping out' despite government pledge to end practice by this year
36
27.3k
Aug 21st 2020, 6:15 AM
Irish Prison Service
Visiting restrictions relaxed further for prisoners - except at Portlaoise and Midlands prisons
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Aug 17th 2020, 3:46 PM
new report
Number of people jailed for not paying court-ordered fines almost doubled in 2019
25
12.7k
Jun 15th 2020, 12:05 PM
covid-19 measures
Prison Service now has temperature checks at the entrances to all prisons
15
14.6k
Mar 31st 2020, 7:24 PM
Coronavirus
Public transport services to be reduced from next week
47
72.5k
Updated
Mar 27th 2020, 1:45 PM
Irish Prison Service
Coronavirus: Talks underway to reduce number of people in prison in a 'controlled manner'
103
49.1k
Mar 13th 2020, 9:07 PM
Coronavirus
Six prisoners in Italy die from methadone overdoses during protest over Covid-19 measures
30
41.5k
Mar 9th 2020, 2:48 PM
Coronavirus
'They don’t even have the capacity to keep everyone in single cells': Concerns over potential Covid-19 spread in prisons
49
29.6k
Mar 5th 2020, 6:30 AM
Irish Prison Service
Evidence to suggest tracking device was placed on private car of prison officer, report finds
4
15.4k
Jul 25th 2019, 5:39 PM
supermax
El Chapo expected to go to 'prison of prisons' described as 'high-tech version of hell'
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59.0k
Feb 13th 2019, 8:19 AM
three thousand nights
Over 3,400 cases of prisoners sleeping on mattresses on floors in past three months
61
17.0k
Feb 12th 2019, 6:10 AM
violent attacks
'Things are not getting better': Prison officers say they're attacked a lot more than official stats say
27
6.4k
Apr 19th 2018, 8:41 AM
Contraband
Volume of drug seizures in Irish prisons soars by 42%, as over 1,000 recorded last year
18
7.2k
Feb 26th 2018, 9:18 AM
Contraband
An average of 12 phones are seized in Irish prisons every week
48
9.7k
Aug 31st 2017, 10:01 AM
blades
Prison officers seized two weapons a day over the last five years
9
7.0k
Aug 17th 2017, 7:05 AM
emptied out
Falling crime rates mean Netherlands' prisons are being used to house asylum seekers
43
15.4k
Jul 16th 2017, 11:00 AM
a fine thing
Large drop in number of people being jailed for non-payment of fines
37
12.7k
May 15th 2017, 12:48 PM
Life on the Inside
'A prisoner will say to you: I know where you live, I’ll burn your house down, I’ll get your kids.’
30
19.9k
Apr 28th 2017, 6:01 AM
jailhouse dosh
Irish prisons paid €3 million in 'pocket money' to inmates last year
50
16.3k
Jan 23rd 2017, 7:33 AM
Riot
26 dead as gangs behead inmates in Brazilian prison massacre
14
22.3k
Jan 16th 2017, 10:45 AM
Prisons
Significant staff shortage at Cloverhill Prison as 36 people call in sick
79
15.2k
Dec 16th 2016, 7:30 PM
On the Line
525 phones confiscated from Irish prisons so far this year
27
7.6k
Dec 7th 2016, 8:40 AM
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