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Prisoner 'placed in coma after alleged assault by prison officer' now back behind bars
Irish Prison Service
The remand prisoner was allegedly assaulted by a prison officer inside a prison van while being transported back to prison two weeks ago.
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Prison officer suspended and prisoner in coma after alleged assault while being transported to jail
Irish Prison Service
The Irish Mirror understands that the officer was suspended and is now the subject of an internal and garda investigation
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Prisoners forced to wait over three months to see addiction counsellor
Irish Prison Service
There has been no increase in the number of counsellors employed in Irish jails in nearly a decade
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Irish prisons: 70% of current inmates have previously served time for another crime says Justice Minister
Irish Prison Service
The 'shockingly high' rate of recidivism has been described as 'worrying' by Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín
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Probe as a number of prison staff suspected of using company fuel cards to fill their own cars
Irish Prison Service
A spokesman for the Irish Prison Service confirmed an investigation was taking place
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Wheatfield Prison in Dublin given crude nickname due to 'rampant cocaine use'
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The Irish Mirror has learned there are concerns that the level of cocaine circulating is at such a level where it is now being openly mocked
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Investigation launched as inmate found dead in Mountjoy Prison
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Investigators are awaiting the results of the post-mortem which will be released at a later date
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Number of people jailed for sexual offences and homicide in Ireland soars
Irish Prison Service
The latest prison figures published by the Irish Prison Service show there are now 563 sex fiends in custody serving sentences - 74 more than a year ago
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Number of prisoners is highest ever as bosses scramble to fix overcrowding crisis
Irish Prison Service
Stark figures show that Ireland's prison population has grown to its highest number on record as the government works to ease overcrowding crisis
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Prisoner who cut woman's throat rushed to hospital with 'severe' self-inflicted injuries
Irish Prison Service
The Irish Mirror has learned that the lag - who cannot be identified as he was convicted as a minor - cut himself a number of times in Wheatfield Prison on Wednesday
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Some of Ireland's most dangerous killers to move into new €53million 'hotel-like' jail
Irish Prison Service
Scissor Sister killer Charlotte Mulhall and child killer Karen Harrington are among inmates set to move to the new €53million Limerick prison next month.
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Family of man who died in jail to sue State after DPP decide against officers’ prosecution
Irish Prison Service
Ivan Rosney, 37, became unwell and died on September 28, 2020, after he was restrained by several prison officers at Cloverhill Prison in Dublin.
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Inmate found dead in Ireland's most secure prison wing
Irish Prison Service
The Irish Mirror has confirmed that Galway man Gerard Barrett died in his cell at the National Violence Reduction Unit, part of the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise, Co Laois
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Female prison officer left with 'life changing injuries' after prisoner attacked her at court
Irish Prison Service
The incident occurred just days before the latest incident in which a convicted murderer attacked another prison officer
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Prison officer stabbed by convicted murderer Graham McEvoy in attempted escape from custody in Dublin
Irish Prison Service
The Irish Mirror has learned that killer Graham McEvoy is accused of stabbing a prison officer with a shiv inside a prison van
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Jonathan Dowdall set for prison move - because being on a landing on his own uses too much space
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Sources have confirmed that Dowdall is currently alone on a landing that can house up to a dozen prisoners - despite massive overcrowding crisis in the Irish prison system
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Irish prison overcrowding leads to early release of inmates, including attempted murderers
Irish Prison Service
The system is grappling with severe overcrowding with anywhere between 350 and 380 inmates being given early release from their sentence over the past two months.
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Seven criminals who escaped Irish 'open' prisons have yet to be recaptured
Irish Prison Service
Loughan House in Co Cavan and Shelton Abbey in Co Wicklow usually accommodate prisoners who are considered to pose a reduced risk to the public or are preparing for release towards the end of their sentences.
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'Dangerous' transgender prisoner Barbie Kardashian will NEVER be allowed to mix with female inmates
Irish Prison Service
Exclusive: After Taoiseach Leo Varadkar spoke on the issue, it's emerged that Barbie Kardashian is being held in solitary confinement in Limerick Prison and will never be allowed to mix
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Family of man who took own life behind bars in Cork prison suing over alleged 'negligence'
Irish Prison Service
Exclusive: Father-of-two Andrew Gearns was found unresponsive in his cell in Cork Prison on September 28, 2020 — but his family believe his life could have been saved with different care and intervention.
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Inmate who died in custody didn't get CPR for seven minutes - because of delay finding cell key
Irish Prison Service
The prison authorities were also unable to contact a doctor to formally pronounce the prisoner dead following the incident
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Caged killer Michael Leonard - who burned woman alive - is treated in Cork hospital
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Murderer Leonard is bedridden just eight weeks into life sentence for setting fire to a woman he had become obsessed with
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Evil wife killer Brian Kearney won't get out of jail for several years as he engages with parole board
Irish Prison Service
He never admitted or apologised for her death after he was found guilty in 2008
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Man who 'danced' on body of Robert O'Connor after beating admits to brutal Mountjoy prison murder
Mountjoy Prison
Exclusive: "It's simply not known at this stage why he has made this move but no doubt he has his own motivations for doing so"
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