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Unprecedented prison overcrowding leads to escalating tensions
Tensions are escalating in prisons due to some unprecedented overcrowding, with 1,000 in custody in the Midlands Prison on ...
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McGregor Faces Up to Seven Years in Prison for Hate Speech Against Immigrants
Former UFC double champion Conor McGregor could face up to seven years in prison in Ireland for inciting hatred against ...
The Irish Times20d
Overcrowded prisons and breaches of human rights
Yet the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) Annual Report 2023 is clear that due to the significant levels of overcrowding right across our prison estate, the Irish Prison Service is unable ...
The Irish Times25d
Overcrowding in jails is leading to ‘inter-prisoner violence’, inspector finds
The Midlands Prison in Portlaoise, Co Laois, was subject to the most “Category A” complaints in 2023, according to the latest annual report of the Office of the Inspector of Prisons.