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The issue of prison overcrowding in Ireland

Prison overcrowding in Ireland has forced more than 300 inmates to sleep on mattresses on cell fl...

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08.30 25 Feb 2025


The issue of prison overcrowding in Ireland


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08.30 25 Feb 2025


Prison overcrowding in Ireland has forced more than 300 inmates to sleep on mattresses on cell floors. 

 That’s according to figures from the Prison Officers’ Association and Newstalk Breakfast discuss this further with the Association’s President Tony Power. 


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