Prison Inspector criticises use of solitary confinement to contain Covid-19
Prison Service rejects recommendations that inmates be granted more time outdoors
Garda suspended after crashing official car and failing breath test
Force awaiting result of second sample taken from man, aged in his 30s, after M1 collision
Mentally ill prisoners bullied, isolated and preyed upon, report finds
New study reveals difficult conditions inside jails with little or no treatment on offer
Treatment of mentally ill prisoners ‘must be addressed with extreme urgency’
Mentally ill prisoners ‘accumulating in jails’, Mental Health Commission says
The Irish Times view on prison reform: A need to look to the long-term
It is best to consider the options now rather than wait for the inevitable prison overcrowding to return
Inmates being vaccinated on a prison-by-prison basis
Rollout of Covid-19 vaccines to officers aged under 40 also accelerated in inoculation drive
Many more could have been released in 2020 to combat Covid - Inspector of Prisons
Report highlights positive initiatives but also hardships endured due to pandemic
Inspector of Prisons criticises delay with just 2.1% of inmates vaccinated
Protest at Portlaoise Prison continues against slow rollout of inoculation programme
Covid-19 positivity rate of 10% among Arbour Hill prisoners
Dublin prison records biggest outbreak with 83 inmates across State infected since March
‘Robust and ambitious’ prison inspection system planned for Republic
Minister welcomes proposals set out in strategy statement from Inspector of Prisons
Death of terminally ill prisoner ‘inhuman and degrading’, says charity
PRT says failure to bring dying man in severe pain to nearby hospital ‘not acceptable’
Prison diaries give insight into bleak conditions during pandemic
McEntee concerned at inmate wellbeing and journal feelings of being ‘lepers’ and ‘pariahs’
Families urged not to smuggle drugs into prison as visits resume
Inmates unable to secure drugs during lockdown are now at risk of overdosing
Prison watchdog criticises Mountjoy over repeated staff failures
Inspector calls for ‘zero tolerance’ approach following report into death of inmate
Prison inspection regime ‘not fit for purpose’
Office of the Inspector of Prisons an immature organisation, external report says
Inspector of Prisons ‘refused entry’ by drunk prison officer – report
Inspector outlines serious failings in system in tour of country’s 13 prisons
Evidence of wrongful surveillance by prison service staff uncovered
Staff exceeded remit and engaged in unacceptable practices, Minister for Justice says
AG considers report into alleged covert surveillance in prisons
Charlie Flanagan said he is concerned by some of the findings of the report
Inquiry into alleged surveillance of prison officers has been completed
Investigation was ordered following whistleblower’s claims of covert operations in prisons
Investigation ordered into alleged surveillance including of prison officers’ cars
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan says allegations raise serious issues
Over half of Mountjoy prisoners in protection regimes due to gang violence
17 gangs now operating within the prison, Governor says
Keith Lee made prison bed to look as if he was in it before suicide
Garda, Prison Service and Inspector of Prisons inquiries will seek to determine facts
‘Cultural change’ required in mental health service
Mental Health Commission report finds suicide risk assessment insufficient
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