Call for changes after jail deaths

An inmate who made a suicide attempt, which was deemed “not serious” by prison staff, was found dead just over an hour later after he took his own life.

The death of the 23-year-old in Mountjoy Prison is one of two in the latest reports from the Inspector of Prisons highlighting flaws in procedures and communications in the prison system.

Judge Michael O’Reilly found the man, who died in March 2015, had been classified as a special observation inmate in Wheatfield Prison but was later transferred at his own request to Mountjoy.