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'Prison is all about games. You have to play them right and you'll get out the other side'
TheJournal.ie was given exclusive access to Mountjoy Prison.
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TheJournal.ie was given exclusive access to Mountjoy Prison.
TheJournal.ie was given access to Mountjoy Prison in Dublin yesterday afternoon.
A new report from the IPRT it says it can have a severe negative effect on prisoners’ mental health.
Chris Parker has been sentenced to over four years in prison.
The seven births in 2017 and 2016 follow no births to mothers in custody in 2015 with three in 2014 and two in 2013.
120 inmates were put under a protection regime in October 2016.
John Worboys was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting several women.
He will be sentenced in relation to the prohibited item on a later date.
The names of all escapees of the prison island are in the notebook.
Many of the prisoners being released are nearing the end of their sentences.
Eric Harcourt, aged 22, climbed onto the roof of Cloverhill Prison and remained there for over 12 hours.
Brian Doolan was convicted and jailed for 12 years, with two suspended in 2016.
Rattigan successfully appealed against a 2001 murder conviction yesterday.
The former Paralympic champion is serving a 13-year jail term for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
The 74-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest after collapsing in prison.
The 42-year-old man was aware the 13-year-old boy had recently come out as gay and that he had been a victim of previous sexual abuse.
Cocaine worth €25 was allegedly found when his wallet was searched during a professional visit to the jail.
Black was shot dead on the M1 motorway by dissident republicans as he drove to work in Maghaberry Prison in 2012.
Manson was sentenced to death in 1971 for a killing spree that left seven people dead.
66-year-old Donal Colgan was convicted today at his second trial for the murder of David Sheridan in August 2014.
One of the victims lost 20% of his vision as a result of his injuries.
The Dubliner has been speaking to the media at Terminal 1.
Overcrowding, nutrition, healthcare and access to mental health services remain as issues for prisons in Ireland.
The operation was carried out as part of operation Thor by members of the Divisional Task Force based in Ballymun.
Foul play is not suspected in the man’s death.
The Law Society’s Human Rights Conference will hear suggestions today for improvements to the criminal justice system.
The Inspector of Prisons has said the people who failed in their duties in the man’s care should be held to account.
Peter Greste – who spent over a year in an Egyptian prison with Halawa – said that it was “wonderful” that he had been released.
The High Court ruled that Gary Simpson’s right to privacy was breached.
Officials say the scheme helps develop life skills for inmates preparing for the outside world.
Shaun Kelly was sentenced to eight years in jail with four suspended after a crash that killed eight people in Donegal.
Representatives have also said families are sometimes unclear about how long a killer will actually serve.
Pistorius is serving six years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
The incident happened at around 11am yesterday morning.
Gardaí did not enter the details of the escape on the Pulse system.
The next hearing will be on 25 July.
A team typically would be made up of five or six wearing riot gear including a helmet and shield.
He was sentenced at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after his conviction on two charges of sending menacing messages.
A change in prison rules looks at the “meaningful human contact” prisoners get when out of their cells.