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# irish-prison-service - Saturday 16 January, 2021



# Covid Jab

# Covid Jab

HSE confirms prison nurses will be vaccinated as frontline healthcare workers - but timeline remains unclear

Jan 16th 2021, 7:30 AM 12,762 Views 19 Comments

Some prison nurses were told they would not be included in the healthcare worker stage of the vaccine roll-out at all.

# irish-prison-service - Saturday 22 August, 2020



# Prison

# Prison

Woman becomes first confirmed Covid-19 case in Irish prison system

Aug 22nd 2020, 3:58 PM 40,075 Views 28 Comments

It is understood the woman has been in quarantine since her incarceration.

# irish-prison-service - Monday 17 August, 2020



# Irish Prison Service

# Irish Prison Service

Visiting restrictions relaxed further for prisoners - except at Portlaoise and Midlands prisons

Aug 17th 2020, 3:46 PM 11,488 Views 5 Comments

Limits on visiting were introduced at the start of the Covid-19 crisis.

# irish-prison-service - Wednesday 24 June, 2020



# Covid-19

# Covid-19

Fifty-five prisoners granted temporary release since start of March re-arrested

Jun 24th 2020, 8:00 PM 26,612 Views 30 Comments

Thirty-seven of the 55 were re-arrested for allegedly committing a range of criminal offences.

# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 23 June, 2020



# Irish Prison Service

# Irish Prison Service

Prison visits to resume across two phases

Jun 23rd 2020, 10:58 PM 13,225 Views 33 Comments

The Irish Prison Service suspended visits in March because of the pandemic.

# irish-prison-service - Monday 15 June, 2020



# New Report

# New Report

Number of people jailed for not paying court-ordered fines almost doubled in 2019

Jun 15th 2020, 12:05 PM 12,106 Views 25 Comments

The Irish Prison Service annual report 2019 was published today.

# irish-prison-service - Wednesday 10 June, 2020



# Infection Control

# Infection Control

'Everyone had to play their part': How Ireland kept Covid-19 out of its prisons

Jun 10th 2020, 5:29 PM 17,106 Views 24 Comments

Even with the movement of staff in and out of prisons and some 700 new committals there have been no confirmed cases among inmates.

# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 31 March, 2020



# Covid-19 Measures

# Covid-19 Measures

Prison Service now has temperature checks at the entrances to all prisons

Mar 31st 2020, 7:24 PM 14,584 Views 15 Comments

“Difficulties do exist in implementing social distancing on the basis that over 52% of prisoners share cells,” a prison spokesperson said.

# irish-prison-service - Monday 16 March, 2020



# Prison

# Prison

Alcohol-free hand sanitiser given to prisoners over fears it would be used for 'moonshine'

Mar 16th 2020, 10:46 AM 30,712 Views 37 Comments

Alcohol-based sanitiser was banned after prisoners drank a concoction of handwash and prescription drugs in 2014.

# irish-prison-service - Friday 13 March, 2020



# Irish Prison Service

# Irish Prison Service

Coronavirus: Talks underway to reduce number of people in prison in a 'controlled manner'

Mar 13th 2020, 9:07 PM 49,015 Views 102 Comments

Concerns had already been raised about how the Irish Prison Service would cope with Covid-19.

# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 10 March, 2020



# Irish Prison Service

# Irish Prison Service

Irish Prison Service set to spend €1.3 million on inmate clothing

Mar 10th 2020, 6:10 AM 21,700 Views 31 Comments

Boxers must be a 50-50 cotton-polyester mix and be washable at 40ºC.

# irish-prison-service - Thursday 5 March, 2020



# Coronavirus

# Coronavirus

'They don’t even have the capacity to keep everyone in single cells': Concerns over potential Covid-19 spread in prisons

Mar 5th 2020, 6:30 AM 29,367 Views 49 Comments

The Irish Penal Reform Trust has said that overcrowded prisons make it harder to control the spread of the viruses.

# irish-prison-service - Friday 25 October, 2019



# Prison Reform

# Prison Reform

Central Mental Hospital is at full capacity, prisoners with severe conditions wait 120 days for transfer

Oct 25th 2019, 12:05 AM 17,067 Views 18 Comments

There are also currently 614 prisoners on a waiting list for an intervention from prison psychology services.

# irish-prison-service - Thursday 24 October, 2019



# At Large

# At Large

Investigation launched after prisoner escapes custody while attending University Hospital Limerick

Oct 24th 2019, 10:30 PM 20,415 Views 27 Comments

The man escaped from the custody of prison officers through a window at the hospital shortly before 2pm.

# irish-prison-service - Friday 20 September, 2019



# Strategic Plan

# Strategic Plan

Irish prison strategy aims to tackle threat of drones but overcrowding remains major challenge

Sep 20th 2019, 8:54 AM 9,366 Views 23 Comments

The Justice Minister launched the Irish Prison Service Strategic Plan 2019-2022 yesterday.

# irish-prison-service - Friday 16 August, 2019



# Released

# Released

Convicted child sex offender Tom Humphries released from Midlands Prison

Aug 16th 2019, 11:57 AM 62,599 Views 121 Comments

The former sports journalist was jailed for the sexual exploitation and defilement of a child.

# irish-prison-service - Thursday 25 July, 2019



# Irish Prison Service

# Irish Prison Service

Evidence to suggest tracking device was placed on private car of prison officer, report finds

Jul 25th 2019, 5:39 PM 15,266 Views 4 Comments

The report was carried out by the Inspector of Prisons.

# irish-prison-service - Saturday 6 April, 2019



# Opinion

# Opinion

Opinion: I want to change the way society sees ex-offenders so I organised a TEDx Talk in Mountjoy

Apr 6th 2019, 7:30 AM 17,542 Views 43 Comments

Ex prisoners took to the stage to deliver talks to an audience of prisoners, senior policymakers, politicians, activists, education-providers, and employers, writes Nikki Gallagher.

# irish-prison-service - Wednesday 20 March, 2019



# Escaped

# Escaped

Prisoner escapes from custody while receiving treatment at St James's Hospital in Dublin

Mar 20th 2019, 1:45 PM 88,700 Views 33 Comments

The incident happened at around 10am this morning.

# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 19 February, 2019



# Irish Prison Service

# Irish Prison Service

Boy awarded €35,000 after contracting TB from dad who picked it up from prisoners at work

Feb 19th 2019, 2:35 PM 22,439 Views 0 Comments

The judge said the boy had “suffered a nasty little life experience” but had fortunately fully recovered.

# irish-prison-service - Thursday 17 January, 2019



# Whistleblower

# Whistleblower

Investigation into claims of 'unauthorised surveillance' in Irish prisons to finish in February

Jan 17th 2019, 6:11 AM 14,935 Views 0 Comments

The examination of claims by a prison officer was ordered by the Justice Minister in November.

# irish-prison-service - Thursday 22 November, 2018



# Bugged

# Bugged

Alleged use of tracking devices on cars of Irish prison officers to be probed by Inspector of Prisons

Nov 22nd 2018, 2:20 PM 14,226 Views 0 Comments

Revelations that officers’ vehicles had been bugged were published today in the Irish Examiner.

# irish-prison-service - Friday 9 November, 2018



# Prison Break

# Prison Break

Search launched after prisoner escapes from Dublin courthouse

Nov 9th 2018, 7:52 PM 29,732 Views 28 Comments

The man escaped from the Cloverhill court in Clondalkin, west Dublin this morning.

# irish-prison-service - Sunday 29 July, 2018



# Pastoral Care

# Pastoral Care

Irish Prison Service recruiting chaplains to 'encourage and support' inmates

Jul 29th 2018, 4:00 PM 13,823 Views 49 Comments

There are vacancies in a number of prisons including Mountjoy.

# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 26 June, 2018



# Protected Disclosure

# Protected Disclosure

Prison service investigating two staff allegations about management practices

Jun 26th 2018, 6:00 AM 11,040 Views 1 Comment

Another case under consideration from 2016 involves allegations of penalisation.

# irish-prison-service - Monday 25 June, 2018



# Justice

# Justice

'Prison is for dangerous criminals': Drop in numbers sent to prison for non-payment of fines

Jun 25th 2018, 3:37 PM 10,473 Views 31 Comments

More than 2,000 people were sent to prison for failure to pay a court-imposed fine last year.

# irish-prison-service - Friday 8 June, 2018



# Court Fines

# Court Fines

Over 2,000 people jailed for non-payment of fines last year

Jun 8th 2018, 6:15 AM 19,031 Views 26 Comments

The latest figures shows there has been a significant drop in the number of imprisonments following new legislation.

# irish-prison-service - Thursday 12 April, 2018



# Ranelagh

# Ranelagh

Man accused of murdering estranged wife Joanne Lee found dead in Mountjoy Prison

Apr 12th 2018, 9:57 AM 70,987 Views 8 Comments

Joanne Lee’s body was found in a flat in Ranelagh.

# irish-prison-service - Monday 2 April, 2018



# Last Of The Slammer Wine

# Last Of The Slammer Wine

Prison guards are cracking down on moonshine in Irish prisons

Apr 2nd 2018, 5:00 PM 17,426 Views 16 Comments

The largest amount seized was 266 pints in Castlerea Prison.

# irish-prison-service - Thursday 18 January, 2018



# Mountjoy Prison

# Mountjoy Prison

Up to 25% of Mountjoy Prison inmates being put in solitary confinement for their own protection

Jan 18th 2018, 10:14 AM 14,193 Views 67 Comments

120 inmates were put under a protection regime in October 2016.

# irish-prison-service - Friday 22 December, 2017



# Irish Prison Service

# Irish Prison Service

142 prisoners will be granted temporary release over Christmas

Dec 22nd 2017, 12:13 PM 8,372 Views 20 Comments

Many of the prisoners being released are nearing the end of their sentences.

# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 14 November, 2017



# Interest Free

# Interest Free

Irish Prison Service paid out €500k in loans to inmates over three years

Nov 14th 2017, 4:14 PM 32,213 Views 86 Comments

The loans were given for a number of reasons, including the purchases of games consoles.

# irish-prison-service - Wednesday 11 October, 2017



# Cloverhill

# Cloverhill

Man found dead in cell at Cloverhill Prison

Oct 11th 2017, 6:44 PM 17,583 Views 36 Comments

Foul play is not suspected in the man’s death.

# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 19 September, 2017



# Portlaoise

# Portlaoise

Prisoner was not checked for over two hours on night he died

Sep 19th 2017, 3:59 PM 23,931 Views 25 Comments

The Inspector of Prisons has said the people who failed in their duties in the man’s care should be held to account.

# irish-prison-service - Thursday 31 August, 2017



# Contraband

# Contraband

An average of 12 phones are seized in Irish prisons every week

Aug 31st 2017, 10:01 AM 9,446 Views 48 Comments

The figure is up on last year, but way down on 2008 when about 42-a -week were seized.

# irish-prison-service - Sunday 20 August, 2017



# Justice

# Justice

Families of murder victims have 'met killers on the street' after not being told of release

Aug 20th 2017, 7:00 AM 13,767 Views 19 Comments

Representatives have also said families are sometimes unclear about how long a killer will actually serve.

# irish-prison-service - Sunday 9 July, 2017



# Solitary Confinement

# Solitary Confinement

'Prisoners have a very basic human need for contact'

Jul 9th 2017, 7:00 AM 12,768 Views 33 Comments

A change in prison rules looks at the “meaningful human contact” prisoners get when out of their cells.

# irish-prison-service - Monday 15 May, 2017



# A Fine Thing

# A Fine Thing

Large drop in number of people being jailed for non-payment of fines

May 15th 2017, 12:48 PM 12,653 Views 36 Comments

New legislation enacted last year is being heralded as the reason for the reduction in committals.

# irish-prison-service - Wednesday 29 March, 2017



# Loughan House

# Loughan House

Inmate who escaped from open prison in 2015 returned to custody

Mar 29th 2017, 12:37 PM 13,486 Views 0 Comments

John Paul Duncan was arrested by police in the UK in 2015 and extradited back to Ireland.

# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 28 March, 2017



# Assault

# Assault

Man accused of killing Gareth Hutch stabbed in Mountjoy

Mar 28th 2017, 1:22 PM 26,418 Views 0 Comments

Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

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