Place: Co Antrim jail

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Overcrowding 'making Maghaberry jail unmanageable'

Northern Ireland’s top-security Maghaberry Prison is becoming unmanageable due to overcrowding, loyalist paramilitaries warned today.

Fri, 24 Oct, 2003

Strike threat over prison officer attacks

Prison officers in Northern Ireland were today threatening to take strike action after a series of attacks on them inside the high-security Magilligan Jail.

Thu, 23 Oct, 2003

Prison chiefs accused over 24-hour lock-up

Prison chiefs were today accused of breaking a pledge by putting loyalist inmates on 24-hour lock-up at a Northern Ireland jail.

Sat, 20 Sep, 2003

Prison roof protest ends as inmates climb down

A three-day rooftop protest at Maghaberry Prison ended today when the remaining prisoners climbed off the roof.

Sun, 10 Aug, 2003