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Watchdog Monitors Pre-Trial Detention in Cloverhill Prison

May 26th, 2023|

Ireland’s statutory prisons watchdog, the Office of the Inspectorate of Prisons (OIP), has just completed a nine-day unannounced full inspection of Cloverhill Prison in Dublin, from 15 to 25 May 2023.This is the third unannounced full inspection of an Irish prison in the last five months and forms part of the Inspectorate’s new programme of regular [...]

Cork Prison falls under Watchdog’s Spotlight

April 6th, 2023|

Ireland’s statutory prisons watchdog, the Office of the Inspectorate of Prisons (OIP), has recently completed an unannounced full inspection of Cork Prison, from 27 March to 5 April 2023. This inspection forms part of the Inspectorate’s new programme of regular unannounced full inspections of all prisons in Ireland. Unannounced full inspections are carried out under [...]

Watchdog focuses on mental health in prisons

March 24th, 2023|

Ireland’s statutory prisons watchdog, the Office of the Inspectorate of Prisons (OIP), has recently completed a thematic inspection of the provision of mental health care to people in prisons. This inspection, which took place in late February and early March 2023, included visits to seven of the twelve prisons in the State: Cloverhill, Cork, the [...]

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