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Family of man who died in prison distressed over two aspects of case

Does David Blackwell’s death point to a bigger issue around deaths in Irish prisons, asks Special Correspondent Michael Clifford

Wed, 24 Apr, 2019

Cork Prison staff disciplined after CCTV disproves records that inmate was checked every 15 mins before he died

Prison staff have been disciplined after CCTV disproved records that an inmate in Cork Prison was checked every 15 minutes in the hours before he was found dead in his cell.

Thu, 11 Apr, 2019

Watchdog hits out at lack of checks on vulnerable prisoner

The prison watchdog has criticised prison officers at Cork Prison for not carrying out regular checks on a vulnerable prisoner who was found dead in his cell last year.

Thu, 29 Mar, 2018