Prison Service rejects recommendations that inmates be granted more time outdoors

Force awaiting result of second sample taken from man, aged in his 30s, after M1 collision

New study reveals difficult conditions inside jails with little or no treatment on offer

Mentally ill prisoners ‘accumulating in jails’, Mental Health Commission says

It is best to consider the options now rather than wait for the inevitable prison overcrowding to return

Rollout of Covid-19 vaccines to officers aged under 40 also accelerated in inoculation drive

Report highlights positive initiatives but also hardships endured due to pandemic

Protest at Portlaoise Prison continues against slow rollout of inoculation programme

Dublin prison records biggest outbreak with 83 inmates across State infected since March

Minister welcomes proposals set out in strategy statement from Inspector of Prisons

PRT says failure to bring dying man in severe pain to nearby hospital ‘not acceptable’

McEntee concerned at inmate wellbeing and journal feelings of being ‘lepers’ and ‘pariahs’

Inmates unable to secure drugs during lockdown are now at risk of overdosing

Inspector calls for ‘zero tolerance’ approach following report into death of inmate