Nine prisoners transferred from Mountjoy following protest

NINE prisoners have been transferred from Mountjoy and a further 15 disciplined internally following a protest against new visiting arrangements.

Governor John Lonergan transferred the nine prisoners, including four identified as the ringleaders of last week’s protest, because prison officials believed there was a serious threat of further protests and violence.

Prisoners in B Wing emptied their full chamber pots over the landings in what was described as a co-ordinated protest. Prison officers on the floor below had to run for cover as excrement, urine and the pots were thrown over the landings.