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Ex-prisoners to face compulsory drug testing in new scheme

Thousands of ex-prisoners face compulsory drug testing after being released from jail as part of a £1.2 million scheme to reduce crime and drug-related deaths. From Monday, offenders supervised in probation hostels – known as approved premises – ...

03 Oct 2022 at 10:58

First public parole hearing in UK history postponed

The first public parole hearing in UK history has been delayed after “compelling evidence” emerged of a “long campaign” to undermine the process which put the prisoner’s safety at risk. The next review to consider whether Russell Causley, who ...

04 Oct 2022 at 22:02

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Electric vehicles could transport prisoners in Portlaoise in future

The Irish Prison Service could soon be using electric vehicles to transport prisoners from Portlaoise and other Irish prisons. Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said the Irish Prison Service is continuing to research the possible use of ...

29 Sept 2022 at 22:33

World

Sri Lankan captives tell of torture at hands of Russian forces

A group of Sri Lankans held captive by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine said on Saturday that they were beaten and abused for months before escaping on foot as the Russians withdrew from the Kharkiv region this month. Recounting their ...

24 Sept 2022 at 18:39

Protesters gather at HMP Bronzefield to call for end to pregnant women in prison

Protesters have gathered outside HMP Bronzefield in Surrey to call for an end to the imprisonment of pregnant women and new mothers. Activists, former inmates and mothers with their children held a demonstration outside the prison on ...

25 Sept 2022 at 10:20

MPs call for an overhaul of IPP jail sentences

MPs have called on the Government to overhaul outdated sentences for dangerous criminals after branding the regime “irredeemably flawed”. The Commons Justice Committee said all prisoners serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection ...

28 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Local News

New republican monument unveiled in Derry's Bogside

A new republican monument has been unveiled in Derry's Bogside. Saoradh Doire, in conjunction with Derry IRPWA (Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association), unveiled the People's Monument at a ceremony close to Free Derry ...

12 Aug 2022 at 14:33

Local News

142 assaults on prison staff in Portlaoise in a decade

There have been over 140 attacks on prison staff in Portlaoise in the past ten years. The figures were revealed in response to a parliamentary question from Deputy Peadar Tóibín late last month. He asked the Minister for ...

08 Aug 2022 at 23:33

Youth custody system ‘dysfunctional’ and failing girls, report finds

The “dysfunctional” youth custody system is failing to provide vulnerable girls with the help they need, a group of watchdogs has warned. Girls and young women faced “significant challenges” when they were released or ...

21 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Murderer Russell Causley to face first public parole hearing in UK history

A man who murdered his wife and never revealed where he hid her body will become the first prisoner in UK history to have a public parole board hearing. Calls for Russell Causley’s next review to be heard in public ...

20 Sept 2022 at 17:19

Wife killer Russell Causley set to have first public parole hearing

A man who murdered his wife almost 40 years ago will become the first prisoner to have a public parole board hearing. An application made for the next hearing to consider the release of Russell Causley, now 79, to ...

20 Sept 2022 at 11:30

Local News

MEMORY LANE IN PICTURES: Laois prison officers celebrate in Portlaoise

A great night was celebrated in November 2010 at the annual Portlaoise Prison Officers Dinner Dance in the Heritage Hotel. Photographer Jim Yorke was there on the night for the Leinster Express and caught the ...

26 Jul 2022 at 20:33

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