Warren Dumbrell (51), who is serving a life sentence, tells High Court isolation regime is damaging his parole prospects ...

Prison overcrowding is damaging the prospect of ‘any meaningful rehabilitation’ among inmates, new documents have warned. In its annual report for 2023, the Prison Visiting Committee raised concerns ...

Dumbrell is suing the Governor of Portlaoise Prison, claiming that he is being housed in the “isolation block” of the prison ...

A judge has upheld the lawfulness of Enoch Burke’s transfer from Mountjoy Prison in Dublin to Castlerea Prison in Co Roscommon following concerns over his behaviour. In a ruling today, Mr Justice ...

A RECORD 40 female lags are sleeping on the floor in Irish jails due to overcrowding. The prisoners must kip on mattresses ...

BELFAST (Reuters) - A British government-led inquiry into the 1997 killing of a leading militant at a top Northern Irish prison found there was no state collusion, a conclusion questioned by relatives ...

Ongoing engagement between the IPS and gardai is helping prevent the contraband entering Ireland's prisons ...

Northern Ireland's most notorious Protestant militant, Johnny "Mad Dog" Adair, was returned to prison Friday after the government accused him of being a danger to others. Adair, a former commander of ...