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# Prison

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Rapist unwilling to engage in sex offenders programme gets extra jail time
Teacher says her career was "destroyed" after phone in her bra set off prison detectors
Search for on-the-run prisoners: 'They could be nearby... or they could be in Mexico by now'
Victims "totally distraught" over Rolf Harris 'woodworm' prison song - lawyer
Convicted rapist sues State over recording of confidential phone calls
Female prison worker smuggled tools that helped dangerous prisoners escape
Inmates in Mountjoy formed pyramid in yard to help prisoner reach drugs
New York puts bounty on the heads of two escaped murderers after "Shawshank" style breakout
Two murderers leave note saying 'have a nice day' after escaping from US prison
Two men on death row wrongfully convicted of killing little girl to get just $750k
Ibrahim Halawa's trial has been delayed AGAIN
This violent robber escaped prison - by walking out the front door
Group says cell sharing in Irish prisons puts inmates lives at risk
Officers stabbed by escaped prisoner Derek Brockwell receive letter about their sick leave
Graham Dwyer moved after death threat from another prisoner
Woman sentenced to life after forcing her granddaughter to run until she died
Prisoner found dead in Midlands Prison cell
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
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd pleads guilty to threat to kill
Profile of a killer: Graham Dwyer
Eamonn Lillis expected to walk free tomorrow - six years after his wife's death
This TD thinks new prison visiting rules are "incredibly sinister"
Prisoners, parole and politics don't - and shouldn't - mix
Jim O'Callaghan
There isn't much room left in Ireland's prisons
Nearly 300 prisoners have escaped custody in the last five years
Pictures: This prison riot lasted for 25 days and started 25 years ago today
Intimidation and forced stripping: St Patrick's Institution will FINALLY close today
Over 90 mobile phones were seized in Irish prisons in six weeks
Doctor found guilty of dosing ex-wife with Xanax and drowning her in bathtub
TV weatherman Fred Talbot sentenced to five years in prison for sexually abusing boys
'Irish prisons run smoothly on the goodwill of staff - that will end'
Over 8,000 people were jailed last year for not paying small fines
'Luas security guards have better stab vests than prison officers'
Single mother from Donegal jailed for not paying her TV licence
Gary Glitter will spend up to 16 years in jail
86 people died in Irish prisons over the past 10 years
Melanie McCarthy-McNamara killer wins High Court case over solitary confinement