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# Jails

All time
873 pints of' 'hooch' confiscated in Irish prisons last year
Irish prisons need to have a better plan for released inmates
249 prisoners to be released from Irish jails over Christmas
50 years ago, these last prisoners left Alcatraz forever
Two thirds of Mountjoy cells now have toilets – but many still slopping out
In numbers: the state of Ireland’s prisons in 2011
Dramatic 45 per cent increase in numbers sent to prison
Two prisoners fail to return after Christmas temporary release
160 prisoners to be granted temporary release for Christmas
UN calls for an end to solitary confinement as punishment