The in-mates’ best interests “are not well served by featuring in a television documentary”, the committee said.

A PROBE is underway after a plot to smuggle lethal shivs into Mountjoy Prison was foiled last week. The Irish Sun can reveal ...

THE PRISON service is at breaking point due to an overcrowding crisis, according to a shock new report by the Irish Penal Reform Trust. It found that the system had regressed in 11 areas, including ...

Overcrowding in the prison system has become so severe that the 1,500 new beds promised by the Government will be instantly wiped out. At the time of writing, there are 5,700 people in custody in our ...

Cloverhill Prison was the target of drone incursions on 73 occasions during the same 17-month period, while 23 were reported at the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise, and 18 at Limerick Prison. The Irish ...

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An investigation is underway after an Irish inmate took part in an interview with a true-crime YouTuber based in the UK. The prisoner, who cannot be named as he is currently in the courts facing ...

A €1.6 million pilot project to electronically tag released prisoners and suspects on bail will be rolled out five years after the Government abandoned a similar project over value for money concerns.

The IPS stressed no prisoners from the mainstream prisons are getting out for Christmas despite extreme overcrowding ...

A book offering a captivating account of the often-ignored and moving story of how Irish women dominated North American prisons in the 19th century is the perfect read this St. Brigid's Day Bank ...

In the course of her research, Louise Brangan has received funding from the ESRC, Fulbright Commission, British Academy and Leverhulme. Ireland has formally opened the new women’s wing of the Limerick ...

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