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# IPS

This year
2023
# Andrew Gearns
Prison staff knew Cork man was suffering 'delusions' prior to fatal suicide attempt
Report finds staff did carry out a significant number of checks on cell – more than what is required by Irish Prison Service procedures.
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Jan 31st 2023, 9:49 PM
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# sexual violence
Irish Prison Service to launch major review of how psychologists deal with sex offenders
The Irish Prison Service has said that the work of its psychologists would be expanded to deal with people serving sentences for sexual violence.
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May 20th 2022, 12:05 AM
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# Irish Prison Service
Irish Prison Service set to spend €1.3 million on inmate clothing
Boxers must be a 50-50 cotton-polyester mix and be washable at 40ºC.
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Mar 10th 2020, 6:10 AM
# Irish Prison Service
Evidence to suggest tracking device was placed on private car of prison officer, report finds
The report was carried out by the Inspector of Prisons.
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Jul 25th 2019, 5:39 PM
# kilmainham road
Justice Department hit with €27,000 levy by Dublin City Council for vacant site it is trying to transfer to the council
The site at 51A Old Kilmainham Road, Dublin 8, has been vacant for a number of years.
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Jun 18th 2019, 6:05 AM
# Ranelagh
Man accused of murdering estranged wife Joanne Lee found dead in Mountjoy Prison
Joanne Lee’s body was found in a flat in Ranelagh.
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Apr 12th 2018, 9:57 AM
# last of the slammer wine
Prison guards are cracking down on moonshine in Irish prisons
The largest amount seized was 266 pints in Castlerea Prison.
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Apr 2nd 2018, 5:00 PM
# inside mountjoy
'Prison is all about games. You have to play them right and you'll get out the other side'
TheJournal.ie was given exclusive access to Mountjoy Prison.
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Feb 18th 2018, 10:00 PM
# inside mountjoy
'I'm the first face you see when you're sent to Mountjoy. Prisoners can be scared and vulnerable'
TheJournal.ie was given exclusive access to Mountjoy Prison.
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Feb 16th 2018, 12:05 AM
# inside mountjoy
Life as a prison officer in Mountjoy: 'When something is about to happen, you just feel it in the air'
TheJournal.ie was given exclusive access to Mountjoy Prison last Friday.
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Feb 13th 2018, 12:05 AM
# diversity
The Irish Prison Service needs more women and ethnic minorities to become prison officers
TheJournal.ie was given access to Mountjoy Prison in Dublin yesterday afternoon.
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Feb 11th 2018, 10:00 PM
# Irish Prison Service
142 prisoners will be granted temporary release over Christmas
Many of the prisoners being released are nearing the end of their sentences.
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Dec 22nd 2017, 12:13 PM
# Solitary Confinement
'Prisoners have a very basic human need for contact'
A change in prison rules looks at the “meaningful human contact” prisoners get when out of their cells.
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Jul 9th 2017, 7:00 AM
# Behind Bars
Experts say fewer young men in Ireland could be a factor in declining prison numbers
There were 77,000 fewer men aged in their 20s in Ireland in 2016 compared to 2006.
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May 16th 2017, 6:01 AM
# high inside
'It took six officers to restrain him': Psychoactive legal highs are creeping into Irish prisons
There are fears that these drugs
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May 14th 2017, 6:45 AM
# Beaten
Dale Creighton killers attacked on their second day in Mountjoy
All five have since been moved to Portlaoise Prison.
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Jan 19th 2017, 4:00 PM
# lgbt in prison
'They think you are a poof and they prey on you'
A new report documents the experiences of LGBT people in prison, an “invisible population”.
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Feb 2nd 2016, 10:55 AM
# gang culture
Some officers 'turning a blind eye' to growth of criminal gangs in prisons
The Irish Prison Service is being blamed for the growth of criminal gangs in Irish jails.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 6:59 PM
# Dangerous
These are just some of the lethal homemade weapons seized in Irish prisons
The Irish Prison Service launched a confidential helpline today for inmates and members of the public to report information about contraband.
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Jul 6th 2015, 12:47 PM
# Prisons
Prisoner spent two hours on roof of Cloverhill today after retrieving drugs
It comes after inmates formed a pyramid to help a prisoner get on the roof of Mountjoy prison earlier this month.
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Jun 30th 2015, 10:11 PM
# prisoner complaints
Prisoners in Irish jails are being forced to sleep on floors
Reports by the Prison Visiting Committees of eleven prisons have been released this morning,
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May 27th 2015, 1:43 PM
# combat
New sniffer dogs for Irish jails as gang leaders continue to profit from drugs behind bars
More sniffer dogs and a confidential helpline are being introduced to target drugs in Irish jails.
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May 9th 2015, 7:10 AM
# Tagging
Electronic monitoring of prisoners to be introduced
The Irish Prison Service has put the contract to provide the system out to tender.
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Apr 13th 2012, 2:42 PM