Prisoner’s face slashed in prison hostage crisis

A PRISONER’S face was slashed after he was taken hostage by fellow inmates in the latest escalation of the overcrowding crisis at Mountjoy Jail.

Prisoner’s face slashed in prison hostage crisis

The entire prison had to be locked down during the four-hour stand-off on Saturday, during which time it is understood the five prisoners who took the man hostage issued a list of demands to management.

The episode unfolded from 5.30pm on Saturday, when five prisoners in the B Basement section of the jail took another man hostage in cell number two and threatened to kill him.

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