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Wednesday 21 October 2020
A change in prison rules looks at the “meaningful human contact” prisoners get when out of their cells.
It is common knowledge that deaths from suicide and drug overdoses are common in Irish prisons, writes researcher Stephen Strauss-Walsh.
Young people have the highest rates of reoffending, but they also have the greatest capacity for change – scientific evidence proves this.
The new human rights commissioner said she is concerned about serious gaps in prison complaints procedures.
Poor living conditions and substandard visiting conditions in state’s two female prisons.
Twelve per cent of prisoners are currently forced to ‘slop out’ but the Prison Service says things are gradually changing.
Strict new coronavirus measures are now in effect – here’s what they mean for you.
Both the A and B wings will be replaced with a modern, 100-cell accommodation block.
Our prisons are bursting, and yet we continue to lock more people up. To keep communities safe we need a serious rethink, writes Liam Herrick.
Catch up on the day’s news, including: Zuma arrives in Libya for mediation; Prison Inspector criticises investigations into prisoner deaths; and what really happens when you don’t pay your TV licence…
Judge Michael Reilly says that investigations into the deaths of prisoners do not meet the standards of international best practice and lack consistency across the country’s 14 prisons.
Ireland’s current penal system is ineffective and leads to overcrowded prisons, argue Pat Rabbittee and Ivana Bacik.
WITH LEVEL 5 restrictions coming into effect at midnight until 1 December, many businesses will be forced to close for the next six weeks.
Of course, many Irish businesses have an online presence and in the run-up to Christmas will rely heavily on support here at home.
As the festive season approaches we want to know: Will you make an extra effort to ‘buy irish’ this Christmas?
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This week, a home cook and recent sea swimming convert talks us through her week.
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