300 inmates on restricted regimes across prison system

New figures show 91 prisoners are currently on lock down at Mountjoy prison.

According to Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald, the numbers at Mountjoy account for almost a third of the 300 prisoners on lockdown across the prison system.

The figures show the vast majority of prisoners on lockdown in Mountjoy are on a 19-hour restricted programme, with 83 under that regime, a further five on lockdown for 21 hours, and three on a 23-hour lockdown regime.