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# hooch

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# last of the slammer wine
Prison guards are cracking down on moonshine in Irish prisons
The largest amount seized was 266 pints in Castlerea Prison.
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Apr 2nd 2018, 5:00 PM
# homebrew
873 pints of' 'hooch' confiscated in Irish prisons last year
Homebrew is made in cells using ingredients including water, sugar, fruit and bread.
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Aug 7th 2017, 10:41 AM
# hooch
21 men die in India after drinking toxic bootleg alcohol
Police in Uttar Pradesh state’s Etah district said the victims started to vomit and fall sick on Friday.
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Jul 17th 2016, 1:36 PM
# drug overdose
Prisoner found dead in Mountjoy cell
The man was a father of four from Louth.
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May 8th 2015, 1:04 PM
# Seized
Portlaoise Prisoners made their own phone chargers... but they were seized today
Hooch, tablets and a mobile phone were also found in today’s search.
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Nov 11th 2014, 7:45 PM
# Contraband
Hooch, mobile phones and 421 tablets all found in cell search in Mountjoy
The search was carried out early yesterday morning.
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Nov 5th 2014, 8:06 AM