What’s behind the record increase in prisoner numbers?
Prisoner numbers have increased by 26% in the last five years, forcing authorities to try frantically to find ways to alleviate overcrowding
Prisoner numbers have increased by 26% in the last five years, forcing authorities to try frantically to find ways to alleviate overcrowding
Gleeson was jailed for murder of Mary ‘Moll’ McCarthy in 1940 but pardoned by State in 2015
Evangelical Christian was not defamed by article that incorrectly stated he was moved cell for his safety because he was ‘annoying’
The academic project Prisons of Note brings joins civilians in harmony with inmates. ‘We have the most amazing conversations’
Clogging up prisons with minor offenders is expensive and can compound crime. The €7,000 monthly cost could be more constructively spent
Burke could potentially find himself spending longer in Mountjoy than some of the killers in his midst. That could not pass for justice
Complaint by Mountjoy prison officer John Muldowney fails over ‘inordinate’ delay in bringing case
Criminal (51) was serving a life sentence for 2003 murder of rival gang boss Kieran Keane
Helen McEntee said “we all have to do more” to reverse the trend of rising road deaths
Inspector criticises ‘degrading’ conditions in prisons in correspondence to Government
Having spent most of his working life at Dublin Zoo, Gerry Creighton now travels around the world developing care and enclosures for elephants he describes as ‘intelligent, compassionate and kind’
Advocacy groups demand solutions on handling mental health issues in justice system
Money given to inmates for everything from Communion expenses to Playstations to dogs
Man wants compensation for his imprisonment and a declaration on rights of debtors
Officers were head-butted, punched in the head, kicked and one had a finger dislocated by inmates
Minister for Justice says mobile phone jammers would reduce threat to society
Last used 60 years ago, the Hang Room in the jail retains sorrow and eeriness
Minister for Justice pays tribute to former governor Edward Whelan
Use of methadone in Mountjoy criticised by prisons oversight group
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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