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Prisons opt out of Re-turn scheme over fears containers could be used as currency in contraband trade
Irish Prison Service
Inmates are not paying deposits on bottles and cans in Irish jails due to concerns they could be used in black-market trade behind bars
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Urgent alert issued over drug which caused fatal overdose in Irish prison
Drugs
The drug has been linked to a number of recent overdoses in Irish prisons, one of which was fatal
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Investigation into death of prisoner on Christmas Day uncovers series of errors by authorities
Prisons
The 28-year-old man was granted temporary release from Wheatfield Prison and was hospitalised two days later, dying at St. James's Hospital surrounded by family on December 25
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Prisoner found dead in cell just five hours after telling psychiatrist he had no intention of attempting suicide
Irish Prison Service
The 52-year-old was serving a six-month sentence at Wheatfield Prison and was just nine weeks away from release when he took his own life
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Shocking figures show assaults on officers rampant in Irish prisons last year
Prisons
Injuries led to 220 staff making applications for leave because of an incident while on duty with around 6,000 working days lost as a result
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Prison system braced for surge in number of sex offenders
Irish Prison Service
A backlog of historical sex-abuse cases is expected to result in a sharp increase in the number of perverts behind bars
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Five people found not guilty by reason of insanity released last year
Crime
However, two individuals who were discharged from the Central Mental Hospital were subsequently recalled for breaching the conditions of their release
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Prisoner found dead in cell after 'trying to get into sink', shouting that his child was in a vent
Limerick Prison
The Irish Prison Service is introducing new protocols for the management of prisoners suspected of internally concealing drugs following the death of the 29-year-old
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Cork Prison commended for compassion shown to terminally ill inmate
Prisons
Authorities sought to ensure that a staff member would be with the 52-year-old in his 'final moments' at Mercy University Hospital last year as he had no contact with family members
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Mountjoy unit repurposed for perverts as prisons overflow with sex offenders
Prisons
The Progression Unit on the Mountjoy campus is now housing inmates convicted of sex crimes because dedicated facilities have run out of space
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Fears drones are dropping drugs into major Irish prisons after nets damaged by snow
Mountjoy Prison
The meshing over the yards in Mountjoy, Wheatfield and Cloverhill prisons fell down in bad snowy weather in early March — and haven’t been replaced since
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Helen McEntee reveals number of young prisoners on 'restricted regime' in Irish prisons
Prisons
Data released by Justice Minister Helen McEntee showed that nearly one-quarter of prisoners aged between 18 and 20 spend 19 hours or more in their cell each day
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Wheatfield Prison drone drugs drops - Brazen thugs flaunt high-tech smuggling stunt
Prisons
Further videos have emerged of the thugs once again controlling a drone via a tablet - and dropping another package into the prison yard.
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Two men jailed for murder of housewife Irene White no longer speaking after falling out in prison
Mountjoy Prison
Niall Power and Anthony Lambe have no interaction whatsoever and 'can't look each other in the eye'
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More than 120 inmates sleeping on floor of prison cells due to overcrowding
Irish Prison Service
It marks a steep rise in the number of prisoners accommodated on floors, as an average of 39 were sleeping in these conditions each night in 2022
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Grandad in 'prison drone drugs bust' allegedly had €181,000 in crime proceeds
Dublin district court
Karl Widdess, 44, was arrested for allegedly using a drone to deliver heroin into Cloverhill Prison on February 12
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Evil wife killer who faked his own death denied early release from Wheatfield Prison
Meath
Colin Whelan, 52, has not been put on an early release programme or moved to an open prison even though he has served 20 years of a life sentence
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Investigation launched as TikTok videos show stashes of smuggled drugs, phones and booze in Irish jail
Drugs
Exclusive: Footage recorded in a jail is under investigation by the Irish Prison Service’s Operational Support Group and is being treated as legitimate
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Prisoners' Open University degrees and other courses costing taxpayers €3.5m
Irish Prison Service
Exclusive: The prison service is paying for a number of inmates to pursue postgraduate qualifications in Art History, Classical Studies, and Global Development
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Inmate found dead after prison officers take 30 minutes to respond to alarm call
Prisons
The 54-year-old had pressed an emergency alarm in his cell but the system volume had been manually turned down to just a "faint buzz"
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Prison inspectors raise consent concerns over 'relationships' between female inmates
Prisons
A new report calls for vulnerable women to be protected as overcrowding has led to 'relationships' developing in shared cells
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Sex offender died of heart failure at Midlands Prison, investigation reveals
Irish Prison Service
The 73-year-old was serving a 10-year sentence and had no contact with friends or family at the time of his death
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Kenneth Smith: Everything we know about Death row con facing 'human experiment' execution
USA
Kenneth Smith is set to be executed by the state of Alabama using a controversial method of nitrogen gas, which has never been used before, after his lawyers failed to stop the "cruel" death sentence
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'Baby Shark' song playing on loop used to 'torture teen' at detention centre
Prisons
Two teenage girls claim they were kept in isolation cells during their entire stay at a Kentucky detention centre and the song 'Baby Shark' was played on repeat
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