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# solitary-confinement - Friday 3 July, 2020



# Evening Sitdown

# Evening Sitdown

Your evening longread: Solitary confinement in a Texas women's prison

Jul 3rd 2020, 8:00 PM 14,172 Views 4 Comments

It’s a coronavirus-free zone as we bring you an interesting longread each evening to take your mind off the news.

# solitary-confinement - Friday 8 June, 2018



# Court Fines

# Court Fines

Over 2,000 people jailed for non-payment of fines last year

Jun 8th 2018, 6:15 AM 19,149 Views 24 Comments

The latest figures shows there has been a significant drop in the number of imprisonments following new legislation.

# solitary-confinement - Friday 2 February, 2018



# Solitary Confinement

# Solitary Confinement

Report calls for an end to solitary confinement in Irish prisons

Feb 2nd 2018, 2:20 PM 9,161 Views 45 Comments

A new report from the IPRT it says it can have a severe negative effect on prisoners’ mental health.

# solitary-confinement - Thursday 18 January, 2018



# Mountjoy Prison

# Mountjoy Prison

Up to 25% of Mountjoy Prison inmates being put in solitary confinement for their own protection

Jan 18th 2018, 10:14 AM 14,284 Views 67 Comments

120 inmates were put under a protection regime in October 2016.

# solitary-confinement - Sunday 9 July, 2017



# Solitary Confinement

# Solitary Confinement

'Prisoners have a very basic human need for contact'

Jul 9th 2017, 7:00 AM 12,871 Views 31 Comments

A change in prison rules looks at the “meaningful human contact” prisoners get when out of their cells.

# solitary-confinement - Tuesday 20 September, 2016



# Oberstown

# Oberstown

Teenage boy held in 'lock-up for 24 hours without even a shirt on his back'

Sep 20th 2016, 3:03 PM 15,771 Views 0 Comments

The High Court was told today alleged confinement at the youth detention centre stems from what can only be described as a riot.

# solitary-confinement - Thursday 15 September, 2016



# Court

# Court

Claims teens were kept in solitary confinement at Oberstown are rejected

Sep 15th 2016, 5:34 PM 8,675 Views 0 Comments

The case was heard in court today.

# solitary-confinement - Sunday 21 February, 2016



# Freedom

# Freedom

After years in solitary confinement, an innocent woman struggles to get on with her life

Feb 21st 2016, 8:30 AM 36,887 Views 44 Comments

Of her first 29 months in jail, Hailey served about 27 alone in a 6-by-10-foot cell, with a bed, a toilet and a few books to pass the time.

# solitary-confinement - Saturday 20 February, 2016



# Albert Woodfox

# Albert Woodfox

US prisoner freed after 43 years in solitary confinement

Feb 20th 2016, 2:53 PM 39,947 Views 68 Comments

Human rights organisations had condemned the sentencing of Albert Woodfox.

# solitary-confinement - Thursday 13 August, 2015



# Solitary Confinement

# Solitary Confinement

Chelsea Manning in trouble over Caitlyn Jenner magazine

Aug 13th 2015, 6:49 PM 22,004 Views 52 Comments

The former US army soldier is serving a 35-year military prison sentence.

# solitary-confinement - Tuesday 9 June, 2015



# The Hole

# The Hole

Inmate who spent over 40 years in solitary confinement at a US prison to be freed

Jun 9th 2015, 8:03 AM 28,287 Views 28 Comments

Albert Woodfox was placed in solitary in 1972 when charged in the death of a prison guard.

# solitary-confinement - Wednesday 18 February, 2015

Evening Wrap - Feb 18th 2015, 4:55 PM
The 5 at 5
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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# Prison

# Prison

Melanie McCarthy-McNamara killer wins High Court case over solitary confinement

Feb 18th 2015, 9:05 AM 31,876 Views 72 Comments

The High Court decided that Daniel McDonnell’s constitutional rights were breached.

# solitary-confinement - Friday 26 December, 2014



# Solitary

# Solitary

Almost 250 inmates in Irish prisons separated from general population

Dec 26th 2014, 6:30 AM 7,366 Views 8 Comments

The largest number on restricted regime was in Wheatfield Prison.

# solitary-confinement - Tuesday 4 November, 2014



# Convicted

# Convicted

Woman jailed for a year... for trying to attend a volleyball match

Nov 4th 2014, 7:05 AM 15,758 Views 57 Comments

Women are also banned from football matches in Iran, with officials saying this is to protect them from lewd behaviour among male fans.

# solitary-confinement - Wednesday 21 May, 2014



# Irish Prison Service

# Irish Prison Service

More than 300 prisoners are still slopping out

May 21st 2014, 7:30 AM 9,477 Views 95 Comments

A further 261 are held in solitary confinement, some for 23 hours a day.

# solitary-confinement - Friday 21 February, 2014



# Prison

# Prison

Use of 23-hour solitary confinement has dropped by 76% in nine months

Feb 21st 2014, 6:30 AM 6,219 Views 11 Comments

Irish prisons are attempting to limit the use of restrictive regimes.

# solitary-confinement - Tuesday 23 July, 2013



# Solitary Confinement

# Solitary Confinement

Irish prison system 'over-reliant' on prolonged solitary confinement

Jul 23rd 2013, 6:01 PM 5,527 Views 54 Comments

The Irish Penal Reform Trust said today that extended periods of isolation can cause harm to prisoners’ mental health and make rehabilitation impossible.

# solitary-confinement - Monday 24 October, 2011



# Opinion

# Opinion

Column: Prisoners - pity about them?

Oct 24th 2011, 7:40 PM 131 Views 35 Comments

This week, TheJournal.ie’s regular columnist Lisa McInerney says rehabilitation and dignity for prisoners isn’t an issue for bleeding heart lefties: it’s for our own protection when they get out.

# solitary-confinement - Wednesday 19 October, 2011



# Solitary

# Solitary

UN calls for an end to solitary confinement as punishment

Oct 19th 2011, 1:18 PM 361 Views 7 Comments

The UN’s lead investigator on torture has called using solitary confinement as a punishment “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment” – which can amount to “torture”.

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