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# Irish Prison Service

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Cork prisoner stabbed to death over a remote control named
Officers stabbed by escaped prisoner Derek Brockwell receive letter about their sick leave
Prisoner found dead in Midlands Prison cell
'Dangerous' prisoner has fishtank, Playstation and special brown bread delivered to jail cell
Irish Prison Service: 'It was Swiss roll, not a birthday cake'
This TD thinks new prison visiting rules are "incredibly sinister"
Nearly 300 prisoners have escaped custody in the last five years
The Prison Service made 166 requests for armed escorts last year
Over 8,000 people were jailed last year for not paying small fines
'Luas security guards have better stab vests than prison officers'
Which Irish prisons confiscated the most weapons, drugs and mobiles last year?
Melanie McCarthy-McNamara killer wins High Court case over solitary confinement
Isolating 'puppet master' gang leaders should stem the supply of drugs in prisons
Gardaí are searching for a prisoner who escaped from a prison van today
There are currently 3,739 prisoners in Ireland - and we can't take many more
Here's how many prisoners were given temporary release since 2009 ... and never came back
Hooch, mobile phones and 421 tablets all found in cell search in Mountjoy
Prisoner death report finds he had left drug treatment programme but Prison Service didn't know
Prison officers announce work stoppages for two prisons later this month
Man charged with murdering wife is found dead in prison cell
Behaviour payments for prisoners criticised by victims of homicide group
Mobile phones, modems and USB keys found in dissident wing of Portlaoise Prison
Mountjoy prisoner dies after being found unconscious in cell
Ireland told to stop sending people to prison for not paying fines
Investigation launched after drone full of drugs touched down at Dublin prison
'From scumbag to student': The power of prison education
More than 300 prisoners are still slopping out
Call for Ombudsman as prison officers subjected to 'malicious' complaints
Death of Gary Douch, killed in Mountjoy, was "avoidable and should not have happened"
Up to €50,000 was spent on maintaining Garda station recording equipment every year
Prison Service to apologise for recording over 2,800 phonecalls
Conversations between 84 prisoners and their solicitors were ‘inadvertently recorded’
64: The number of prisoners escaped since 1996 still at large
Irish Prison Service to pay €85,000 to three employees over equality issues
Human rights training course launched for prison staff
Sneak peek at the raunchy Irish Prison Service 2014 Calendar
One prisoner and two officers injured when prison van overturned in Galway
Investigation launched after Mountjoy prisoner dies
Irish prisons could - possibly - be getting wi-fi