‘Inhumane’ conditions in Mountjoy Prison

SHOCKING details of “inhumane” conditions in Mountjoy Prison have been revealed by the Inspector of Prisons.

Judge Michael Reilly revealed that during one visit to the outdated Dublin jail, 680 men were imprisoned. He called for the prison population to be cut to 540 amid fears someone will be killed or injured due to chronic overcrowding. The intended capacity is 489.

He revealed one night he found 15 prisoners were accommodated in the reception area, with eight prisoners in one room, so he wrote to the Justice Department and the Irish Prison Service expressing his fear that “this practice could lead to possible serious injury or loss of life”.