# Inspector of Prisons
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Last month
March 2024
death in custody
Investigations underway into death of prisoner at Mountjoy Prison
Updated
6 Mar
16.7k
Last year
2023
Andrew Gearns
Prison staff knew Cork man was suffering 'delusions' prior to fatal suicide attempt
31 Jan 2023
39.9k
4
All time
cork prison
Prison watchdog: Cork inmates afraid to talk to inspectors for fear of reprisal by authorities
21 Dec 2021
12.9k
20
Inspector of Prisons
Prisoners denied showers for 14 days due to Covid quarantine
3 Aug 2021
36.2k
70
Annual Report
Inspector of Prisons was refused entry to facility by officer who 'appeared to be intoxicated'
16 Dec 2019
44.0k
43
Inspector of Prisons
Tánaiste leads tributes following death of Judge Michael Reilly
26 Nov 2016
17.2k
6
gang culture
Some officers 'turning a blind eye' to growth of criminal gangs in prisons
3 Nov 2015
15.1k
58
Suicide
Prisoner took his own life nine days after being moved to Cork Prison as a punishment
25 Oct 2014
25.7k
49
Prisons
Mountjoy unit with 'air of neglect and decay' closed after damning report
14 Sep 2014
14.1k
34
Mountjoy
Family asks why media knew about tinfoil found in dead prisoner's cell before they did
4 Sep 2014
22.5k
37
women in prison
Overcrowding at Dóchas women's prison has led to "tension throughout" the centre
3 Dec 2013
10.9k
65
Locked Up
Damning report into St Patrick's finds forced stripping, excessive force and intimidation
16 Oct 2012
16.9k
131