Facilities at the Midlands Prison were among those heavily criticised in the latest prison inspection report that has demanded resolution. Photo: Enda O'Dowd
Overcrowding and poor healthcare contributed to a 50 per cent increase in prison deaths last year, according to a damning report from the Inspector of Prisons.
There were 31 deaths in custody in 2024, the highest number since the office of the Inspector of Prisons was established in 2012.
These came against a backdrop of record, ongoing overcrowding which has seen many prisoners forced to sleep on mattresses on the floors of cramped cel
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