Inmates living in 'deplorable' conditions at Mountjoy and Cloverhill, inspections findToilets in common areas at Mountjoy Prison were found to be blocked and filthy during inspections
Unannounced inspection of Dóchas centre finds women 'infantilised' by prison staffPrison officers referred to the women as "girls", and frequently used phrases like "in a minute” or “I’ll come back to you” when women were trying to get their attention.
Prison service to shut bakery costing €660,000 a year run by Mountjoy inmatesThe bakery, which has been used as a model for prisons in other jurisdictions, produces hundreds of loaves of bread each day, which are supplied to the five places of detention located in Dublin.
Prisoners making fewer complaints as system is 'manifestly unfit for purpose’, says Chief Prisons Inspector