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#Irish Prison Service
# irish-prison-service - Wednesday 24 June, 2020
Fifty-five prisoners granted temporary release since start of March re-arrested
Thirty-seven of the 55 were re-arrested for allegedly committing a range of criminal offences.
# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 23 June, 2020
Prison visits to resume across two phases
The Irish Prison Service suspended visits in March because of the pandemic.
# irish-prison-service - Monday 15 June, 2020
Number of people jailed for not paying court-ordered fines almost doubled in 2019
The Irish Prison Service annual report 2019 was published today.
# irish-prison-service - Wednesday 10 June, 2020
'Everyone had to play their part': How Ireland kept Covid-19 out of its prisons
Even with the movement of staff in and out of prisons and some 700 new committals there have been no confirmed cases among inmates.
# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 31 March, 2020
Prison Service now has temperature checks at the entrances to all prisons
“Difficulties do exist in implementing social distancing on the basis that over 52% of prisoners share cells,” a prison spokesperson said.
# irish-prison-service - Monday 16 March, 2020
Alcohol-free hand sanitiser given to prisoners over fears it would be used for 'moonshine'
Alcohol-based sanitiser was banned after prisoners drank a concoction of handwash and prescription drugs in 2014.
# irish-prison-service - Friday 13 March, 2020
Coronavirus: Talks underway to reduce number of people in prison in a 'controlled manner'
Concerns had already been raised about how the Irish Prison Service would cope with Covid-19.
# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 10 March, 2020
Irish Prison Service set to spend €1.3 million on inmate clothing
Boxers must be a 50-50 cotton-polyester mix and be washable at 40ºC.
# irish-prison-service - Thursday 5 March, 2020
'They don’t even have the capacity to keep everyone in single cells': Concerns over potential Covid-19 spread in prisons
The Irish Penal Reform Trust has said that overcrowded prisons make it harder to control the spread of the viruses.
# irish-prison-service - Friday 25 October, 2019
Central Mental Hospital is at full capacity, prisoners with severe conditions wait 120 days for transfer
There are also currently 614 prisoners on a waiting list for an intervention from prison psychology services.
# irish-prison-service - Thursday 24 October, 2019
Investigation launched after prisoner escapes custody while attending University Hospital Limerick
The man escaped from the custody of prison officers through a window at the hospital shortly before 2pm.
# irish-prison-service - Friday 20 September, 2019
Irish prison strategy aims to tackle threat of drones but overcrowding remains major challenge
The Justice Minister launched the Irish Prison Service Strategic Plan 2019-2022 yesterday.
# irish-prison-service - Friday 16 August, 2019
Convicted child sex offender Tom Humphries released from Midlands Prison
The former sports journalist was jailed for the sexual exploitation and defilement of a child.
# irish-prison-service - Thursday 25 July, 2019
Evidence to suggest tracking device was placed on private car of prison officer, report finds
The report was carried out by the Inspector of Prisons.
# irish-prison-service - Saturday 6 April, 2019
Opinion: I want to change the way society sees ex-offenders so I organised a TEDx Talk in Mountjoy
Ex prisoners took to the stage to deliver talks to an audience of prisoners, senior policymakers, politicians, activists, education-providers, and employers, writes Nikki Gallagher.
# irish-prison-service - Wednesday 20 March, 2019
Prisoner escapes from custody while receiving treatment at St James's Hospital in Dublin
The incident happened at around 10am this morning.
# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 19 February, 2019
Boy awarded €35,000 after contracting TB from dad who picked it up from prisoners at work
The judge said the boy had “suffered a nasty little life experience” but had fortunately fully recovered.
# irish-prison-service - Thursday 17 January, 2019
Investigation into claims of 'unauthorised surveillance' in Irish prisons to finish in February
The examination of claims by a prison officer was ordered by the Justice Minister in November.
# irish-prison-service - Thursday 22 November, 2018
Alleged use of tracking devices on cars of Irish prison officers to be probed by Inspector of Prisons
Revelations that officers’ vehicles had been bugged were published today in the Irish Examiner.
# irish-prison-service - Friday 9 November, 2018
Search launched after prisoner escapes from Dublin courthouse
The man escaped from the Cloverhill court in Clondalkin, west Dublin this morning.
# irish-prison-service - Sunday 29 July, 2018
Irish Prison Service recruiting chaplains to 'encourage and support' inmates
There are vacancies in a number of prisons including Mountjoy.
# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 26 June, 2018
Prison service investigating two staff allegations about management practices
Another case under consideration from 2016 involves allegations of penalisation.
# irish-prison-service - Monday 25 June, 2018
'Prison is for dangerous criminals': Drop in numbers sent to prison for non-payment of fines
More than 2,000 people were sent to prison for failure to pay a court-imposed fine last year.
# irish-prison-service - Friday 8 June, 2018
Over 2,000 people jailed for non-payment of fines last year
The latest figures shows there has been a significant drop in the number of imprisonments following new legislation.
# irish-prison-service - Thursday 12 April, 2018
Man accused of murdering estranged wife Joanne Lee found dead in Mountjoy Prison
Joanne Lee’s body was found in a flat in Ranelagh.
# irish-prison-service - Monday 2 April, 2018
Prison guards are cracking down on moonshine in Irish prisons
The largest amount seized was 266 pints in Castlerea Prison.
# irish-prison-service - Thursday 18 January, 2018
Up to 25% of Mountjoy Prison inmates being put in solitary confinement for their own protection
120 inmates were put under a protection regime in October 2016.
# irish-prison-service - Friday 22 December, 2017
142 prisoners will be granted temporary release over Christmas
Many of the prisoners being released are nearing the end of their sentences.
# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 14 November, 2017
Irish Prison Service paid out €500k in loans to inmates over three years
The loans were given for a number of reasons, including the purchases of games consoles.
# irish-prison-service - Wednesday 11 October, 2017
Man found dead in cell at Cloverhill Prison
Foul play is not suspected in the man’s death.
# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 19 September, 2017
Prisoner was not checked for over two hours on night he died
The Inspector of Prisons has said the people who failed in their duties in the man’s care should be held to account.
# irish-prison-service - Thursday 31 August, 2017
An average of 12 phones are seized in Irish prisons every week
The figure is up on last year, but way down on 2008 when about 42-a -week were seized.
# irish-prison-service - Sunday 20 August, 2017
Families of murder victims have 'met killers on the street' after not being told of release
Representatives have also said families are sometimes unclear about how long a killer will actually serve.
# irish-prison-service - Sunday 9 July, 2017
'Prisoners have a very basic human need for contact'
A change in prison rules looks at the “meaningful human contact” prisoners get when out of their cells.
# irish-prison-service - Monday 15 May, 2017
Large drop in number of people being jailed for non-payment of fines
New legislation enacted last year is being heralded as the reason for the reduction in committals.
# irish-prison-service - Wednesday 29 March, 2017
Inmate who escaped from open prison in 2015 returned to custody
John Paul Duncan was arrested by police in the UK in 2015 and extradited back to Ireland.
# irish-prison-service - Tuesday 28 March, 2017
Man accused of killing Gareth Hutch stabbed in Mountjoy
Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
# irish-prison-service - Sunday 26 February, 2017
Inmates in Irish prisons will soon have access to e-cigarettes
A new smoking policy for the prison service is currently being finalised.
# irish-prison-service - Monday 23 January, 2017
Irish prisons paid €3 million in 'pocket money' to inmates last year
The Irish Prison Service has paid out over €27 million in pocket money to prisoners since 2009.
# irish-prison-service - Thursday 6 October, 2016
Prisoner facing discipline after breaking out onto roof of Cloverhill prison
The incident happened this evening at about 5.30pm.
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Poll: Are you still using the Covid-19 tracker app?
IT’S A MONTH since the launch of the HSE’s new Covid-19 contact tracing app.
Since then, the app has had well over one million downloads, with the take-up rate heralded as being “the most successful launch” of the app anywhere in the world, said HSE CEO Paul Reid last month.
The app is intended to help contact tracing, particularly with people who aren’t family and friends, and uses Bluetooth technology to determine whether you’ve been a close contact of someone who’s tested positive for the virus.
As cases begin to rise again – particularly in Kildare, Laois and Offaly – health officials fear that transmission could once again spread within the community.
Of the 174 cases reported yesterday, around 50 of them were reported outside of the three counties now under new restrictions.
With that in mind, we want to know: Are you still using the Covid-19 tracker app?
Poll Results:
Yes, I check in most days (39)
No, I've stopped using it (34)
Yes, I check in every day (28)
Yes, but I only check in once or twice per week (18)
I didn't download it (1)
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Opinion: We've waited long enough - we must wipe out nuclear weapons for good
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