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Nine prisoners have been held in solitary confinement for over 12 months
The Irish Prison Service has said the safety of inmates is paramount.
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The Irish Prison Service has said the safety of inmates is paramount.
The largest number on restricted regime was in Wheatfield Prison.
Irish prisons are attempting to limit the use of restrictive regimes.
Prisoners at the institution, which houses offenders aged 16 to 21, are placed on protection when they are under threat from other inmates or pose a risk to the prison population.
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”.