Event: Prison Officers’ Association (POA)

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Indulging terrorists - Jail privileges unacceptable

THIS week’s Prison Officers’ Association (POA) conference in Castlebar should make anyone who still cares for this country sit up and take notice.

Sat, 02 May, 2009

Spike Island to receive a new prison complex amid fears of a return to ‘revolving door policy’

A €70 MILLION prison is to be built on Spike Island in Cork Harbour, Justice Minister Michael McDowell revealed yesterday.

Fri, 05 May, 2006

Give addicts needles in prison, says drugs minister

PRISONS should be able to provide clean needles to addicts to allow them to continue injecting while serving their sentence, the drugs minister has said.

Mon, 20 Sep, 2004