Investigation launched after drone full of drugs touched down at Dublin prison
One of the prisoners is believed to have swallowed some of the packages contained in the helicopter drone.
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One of the prisoners is believed to have swallowed some of the packages contained in the helicopter drone.
A former prisoner, who went from drug dealer to master’s student, has called for more funding for education in prisons. He admitted it will be “a hard sell”.
A further 261 are held in solitary confinement, some for 23 hours a day.
The Prison Officers Association has noted that the majority of complaints are not upheld.
A report into Douch’s death was published today and outlined systemic failures in the management of the man who killed him.
Meanwhile, the Public Accounts Committee has agreed to seek all relevant information about the procurement of recording equipment by both the gardaí and the Irish Prison Service.
The Prison Service believes that another 1,000 calls relate to prisoners who are no longer in custody.
New revelations about recordings have been disclosed by the Taoiseach in the Dáil today.
The Irish Prison Service is in charge of prisoners, but if they abscond gardaí are informed.
The three cases were taken to the Equality Tribunal on gender discrimination grounds.
The Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter, welcomed the training course at the Irish Prison Service College in Portlaoise.
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The vehicle with one female prisoner inside was on its way to Galway District Court from Dublin.
The prisoner was found unconscious in his cell late last night and was pronounced dead at the Mater Hospital.
Alan Shatter says there’s no way that prisoners will be given open access to the internet – but they may be able to use it for educational resources.
Just 17 women out of a total of 966 people, are serving sentences of more than seven years, mostly at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin.
After visiting Wheatfield, the Children’s Ombdusman Emily Logan said she felt reassured about the move.
John Dundon is due before the Special Criminal Court today charged in connection with the 2008 murder of rugby player Shane Geoghegan.
The bankrupt Cavan businessman, formerly Ireland’s richest man, has completed a nine-week sentence.
The decision was taken following talks between the Attorney General, the Prison Service and the Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter.
The cost of detaining a prisoner in Irish jails fell last year – but to what?
Authorities at Castlerea Prison in Co Roscommon discovered that the two men, both in their 20s, were unaccounted for this morning.
The Inspector of Prisons is undertaking a “far reaching” inquiry into the institution, where 16 and 17-year-olds are held.
Minister says he doesn’t foresee any difficulties managing new programme with current probation staff levels.
However, the number of prison staff has actually fallen over the last five years.
One prisoner absconded in 2004 while another escaped in 2010.
The inspector of prisons will investigate the death of every person in the custody of the Irish Prison Service.
The Minister for Justice has said the planned temporary release of certain prisoners helps the “gradual reintegration” of criminals into society.
The inmate was found unconscious in his cell by prison officers
There are 19 inmates on the run from open prisons in Ireland. Only 6 per cent of our total prison population is in an open centre. Do we need them at all? You decide…
Joint Oireachtas Committee hears that there are 19 prisoners unlawfully at large – one for 17 years.
Damien McCarthy condemned the reasoning behind the transfer of a convicted garda killer to a low-security prison – saying that lax adherence to established standards was resulting in a risk to public safety.
More details have emerged in the case of Martin McDermott, who was serving time for the manslaughter of a garda when he escaped from a Cavan prison earlier this month.
Minister for Justice Alan Shatter says that building a new prison facility in Cork could comprehensively tackle overcrowding and the ongoing practice of ‘slopping out’.
Gardaí have been notified after the two inmates failed to return to their institutions.
The 25-year-old escaped while in the custody of two prison officers at Mid-Western Regional Hospital last week.
The man absconded from custody while being treated at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick yesterday.