# Prison

All time

US state plans to put eight men to death over 10-day period

Arkansas says the unprecedented timetable is necessary because one of the ingredients in the lethal injection will soon expire.

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Mar 25th 2017, 5:00 PM

# Ibrahim Halawa

Irish MEP: 'Time for Ireland to take legal challenge against Egypt'

Ibrahim Halawa’s trial has now been postponed for the 20th time.

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Mar 22nd 2017, 10:00 PM

# Hunger Strike

'His spirit is finally broken': MEP claims Ibrahim Halawa is 'being kept alive by glucose injections'

Lynn Boylan says Halawa has been ‘on hunger strikes on and off’ throughout his detention.

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Mar 19th 2017, 2:25 PM

# reoffenders

Out of prison and then back in: This unique US programme aims to break the cycle

Participants are assigned to work crews and can only advance to more sophisticated job training if they go 60 days without an absence.

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Mar 19th 2017, 12:30 PM

# Controversy

Brazilian football club criticised for signing player who had his girlfriend murdered

Bruno Fernandes de Souza, a 32-year-old goalkeeper, was convicted of the crime in 2010.

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Mar 15th 2017, 9:00 PM

# paying for it

It costs the State €2,773.38 to detain one juvenile prisoner per day in Ireland

The average cost in Europe is €283.58 per day.

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Mar 15th 2017, 6:01 AM

# hate crime

Extremist who called Jewish people 'subhuman animals' jailed in London

Lawrence Burns has been sentenced to four years in prison.

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Mar 10th 2017, 5:33 PM

# Courts

Man sentenced to nine years for his part in killing of man over pedigree chihuahua

He was found not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter.

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Mar 6th 2017, 1:34 PM

# Quitting

Inmates in Irish prisons will soon have access to e-cigarettes

A new smoking policy for the prison service is currently being finalised.

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Feb 26th 2017, 7:00 AM

# Maryland

Four days after being beaten to death in his cell, 69-year-old has rape conviction overturned

Roger Largent was found beaten to death in his cell on Saturday.

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Feb 17th 2017, 7:00 PM

# family supports

Prisoner parenting course aims to prevent mothers and fathers from reoffending

Evidence shows that fathers who have positive relationships with their children are six times less likely to reoffend.

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Feb 13th 2017, 2:40 PM

# Riot

26 dead as gangs behead inmates in Brazilian prison massacre

Officials said members of two drug gangs clashed violently after coming out of different parts of the prison.

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Jan 16th 2017, 10:45 AM

Voices

'We left Ibrahim with a promise we would do everything to bring him home'

Paul Murphy was one of eight TDs who visited Ibrahim Halawa in Egypt during the week.

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Jan 14th 2017, 9:45 AM

# Clemency

Obama 'considering reducing Chelsea Manning's prison sentence'

She has served seven years of a 35-year sentence for leaking classified material.

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Jan 11th 2017, 8:12 PM

# Anders Behring Breivik

Norwegian mass murderer makes Nazi salute as court reviews 'inhumane' prison regime

Breivik has a three-cell complex where he can play video games and watch television on two sets.

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Jan 10th 2017, 6:12 PM

# Addiction

US prisons fight heroin addiction with $1,000 monthly injection

Expert opinion on the drug is mixed but a study showed users had a lower rate of relapse after the injection.

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Jan 2nd 2017, 9:00 PM

# crime gangs

60 killed in Brazil prison riot with many beheaded and guards held hostage while inmates escaped

Officials say it’s the biggest prison massacre ever to take place in the area.

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Jan 2nd 2017, 4:45 PM

# State Papers

Mountjoy prisoners segregated in 1986 after 20% diagnosed with Aids antibodies

An internal document reported 33 male prisoners and 10 female prisoners had been identified as having Aids antibodies.

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Dec 31st 2016, 9:00 PM

# Prisoners

Over half of prisoners are in some form of training

The services are available to all in the prison system.

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Dec 30th 2016, 7:30 AM

# Locked Up

'One of the most vulnerable groups of emigrants' - 45 Irish people jailed abroad in 2016

Ten Irish people were sent to prison in the US this year, there were seven new cases in Australia and six in France.

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Dec 25th 2016, 6:00 AM

# Fires

60 inmates take over part of jail in Kent

A number of fires are said to have been lit.

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Dec 22nd 2016, 9:11 PM

# Sexual Assault

Laois man who raped and brutally beat his wife jailed for five years

The man told gardaí he “flipped” because the woman accused him of being “needy”.

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Dec 20th 2016, 2:28 PM

Voices

'If you are in favour of human rights, you must want them for everyone - including prisoners'

‘It is a mark of true sincerity, therefore, for politicians to take up unpopular causes like that of Leon Wright,’ writes author Frankie Gaffney.

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Dec 14th 2016, 6:00 PM

# leon wright

Ireland's 'most dangerous' inmate had ear bitten and torn by Mountjoy prison officer

Concern has been expressed about treatment of the 28-year-old by prison staff.

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Dec 13th 2016, 9:00 PM

# Arrests

Crackdown on outstanding warrants results in 50 arrests

Many repeat offenders were placed in prison following the operation.

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Dec 12th 2016, 7:39 AM

# Investigation

Prisoner seriously injured and hospitalised after stabbing at Mountjoy

The man received serious stab wounds and cuts to the face.

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Nov 17th 2016, 1:15 PM

# Pentonville

Two prisoners escape from London prison

It’s understood that the two men left mannequins in their beds.

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Nov 7th 2016, 2:19 PM

# Philippines

Philippine mayor on president's drug list shot dead in jail

The president of the Philippines has been waging a bloody war on drugs.

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Nov 5th 2016, 3:22 PM

# Rotherham

Eight men jailed for combined 96 years for child sexual exploitation of three girls

The four-week trial recalled years of sexual abuse against the young girls in Rotherham.

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Nov 4th 2016, 10:02 PM

# cork prison

Man found guilty of murdering fellow prison inmate after row over TV channels

The four day trial heard that Brian Veale stabbed Graham Johnson in the kitchen of Cork Prison.

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Oct 26th 2016, 5:41 PM

# Courts

Prisoner allegedly stabbed over argument about switching TV channels

Brian Veale has pleaded not guilty to murdering Graham Johnson at Cork Prison.

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Oct 20th 2016, 1:50 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should there be mandatory jail terms for people who assault medical staff?

Frontline employees have to work in very difficult environments.

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Oct 20th 2016, 9:28 AM

# Boa Vista

Seven beheaded and six burned to death as 25 prisoners killed in Brazilian prison riot

The bloodshed began when inmates of one wing of the Agricola de Monte Cristo prison broke into another wing.

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Oct 17th 2016, 9:08 AM

# rooftop breakout

Prisoner facing discipline after breaking out onto roof of Cloverhill prison

The incident happened this evening at about 5.30pm.

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Oct 6th 2016, 8:25 PM

# high court challenge

Convicted drug dealer denies calling prison officer "a dog"

Patrick Irwin is serving at 10-year term at Mountjoy Prison.

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Sep 23rd 2016, 6:05 AM

# Redemption

Irish photographer documents life inside notorious Uganda prison

Inmates at Luzira have access to spiritual seminars and counselling.

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Sep 11th 2016, 9:15 AM

# Brazil

Rio police say all information from ticket touting investigation will be passed to court on Thursday

Kevin Mallon from THG is due to give new testimony to police today. Both men deny any wrongdoing.

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Sep 5th 2016, 10:30 PM

# Rio de Janeiro

Judge recommends house arrest for Pat Hickey due to his health

He has been in jail since his arrest on 17 August.

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Aug 29th 2016, 6:10 PM

# debtors' prison

Squatters in disused Dublin prison could face jail over contempt of court

The squatters had been told to leave the premises by midnight last night.

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Aug 22nd 2016, 12:50 PM

# five years of war

'The blood was like a river': Syrian people speak of horrific torture they endured in prison

Many people witnessed prisoners dying in custody and some described being held in cells alongside dead bodies.

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