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# Mountjoy

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Convicted criminal climbed on roof of Mountjoy Prison and stripped naked
Experts say fewer young men in Ireland could be a factor in declining prison numbers
Chalice given back to Spike Island after 134 years in Dublin
Large drop in number of people being jailed for non-payment of fines
Security systems installed in homes of Mountjoy prison officers following death threats
Irish prisons paid €3 million in 'pocket money' to inmates last year
Mountjoy prisoners segregated in 1986 after 20% diagnosed with Aids antibodies
'If you are in favour of human rights, you must want them for everyone - including prisoners'
Ireland's 'most dangerous' inmate had ear bitten and torn by Mountjoy prison officer
Man claims prisoners threatened to break his brother's legs if he didn't smuggle drugs
Prisoner seriously injured and hospitalised after stabbing at Mountjoy
Convicted drug dealer denies calling prison officer "a dog"
Wife of convicted 'drug baron' fails in bid to recover share in €53k BMW
Jailed Limerick killer Gary Campion makes swift recovery after suspected drugs overdose
Limerick killer found unresponsive in cell was under 'special observation'
Gardaí find €140k worth of heroin in 'suspicious car' with boot left open
Irish prisons ran out of overtime cash in 1984 - so they started letting prisoners go early
Inmate who destroyed prison cell sentenced to eight months
Ireland's most dangerous prisons: Around the country staff are working in constant danger
Footage shows prisoners attacking prison officer with brush handle
Gangs, drugs and violence: Documentary looks into life in Mountjoy Prison
Three Mountjoy prison officers hospitalised after attack by prisoner
Teacher says her career was "destroyed" after phone in her bra set off prison detectors
Inmates in Mountjoy formed pyramid in yard to help prisoner reach drugs
President Higgins tells women prisoners: 'I never underestimate how difficult the time you spend here can be'
Prisoner sprayed three officers with his blood as they tried take drugs from him
Prison officers hospitalised after being attacked with brush handles
Prisoner found dead in Mountjoy cell
Prisoner stabbed in head with 'sharpened spoon' in serious condition
Two prison officers receive slash wounds in inmate attack at Mountjoy Prison
Trafficked woman was locked into cannabis growhouse from the outside
Dublin anti-water charge rally hears two jailed protesters are on hunger strike
There are 844 people under the age of 25 in Irish prisons
Shannon Quaid found safe and well
'Turmoil' in jails as prison officers launch industrial action
Are prisoners being freed temporarily to relieve overcrowding?
The ex-Governor of Mountjoy reckons the Love/Hate prison scenes were pretty accurate
Hooch, mobile phones and 421 tablets all found in cell search in Mountjoy