Around 100 criminals to be released from prison & monitored with electronic tags under new pilot scheme with €2.1m fund

AROUND 100 criminals will be released from prison and monitored with electronic tags as part of a new pilot scheme. The ...

Riad Bouchaker could spend prison sentence in 23-hour lock-up

Riad Bouchaker, the man convicted of attempting to murder three young children in Dublin city, is unlikely to ever be ...
Independent.ie

Cost-of-living crisis ‘driving prison overcrowding’ as more offenders cannot afford bail

The cost-of-living crisis is driving prison overcrowding because people are unable to pay bail charges. The Irish Penal ...
TheJournal.ie on MSN

Irish Prison Service attempted to 'constrain' its watchdog during inspection

A report today highlights the ‘worsening conditions’ that have ‘triggered national and international concern’ in the Irish ...
Irish Examiner

Inspector of Prisons at loggerheads with prison service over issue of 'escorts' during visits

Escalating row over inspectors being escorted by prison officers during announced visits to Ireland's prisons has resulted in ...
Independent.ie

Cork politician claims a city community are being ‘given two fingers’ over proposed new prison

Members of a Cork community, battling not to have a second prison put on their doorstep, say they feel they are being “given ...
Irish Examiner

Irish prisons have no addiction nurses despite thousands of inmates needing support

There are no addiction nurses employed by the Irish Prison Service (IPS) despite an estimated 4,000 prisoners suffering from addiction issues, the Irish Examiner has learned. Reports have repeatedly ...
Irish Daily Mirror

Elderly prisoner loses eye in horror attack amid 'perfect storm' behind bars

A landing in Dublin's Cloverhill Prison(Image: Paul Healy) An elderly prisoner has lost an eye after another lag stabbed him in a horrific attack in Dublin’s remand prison. The prisoner, who is aged ...