Electronic tag was left on dead inmate

A 38-year-old inmate of Cloverhill prison died in his hospital bed with his electronic tag still on — and it stayed on the deceased for a further five hours before finally being removed.

Two prisoner officers also remained at the man’s bedside at St Vincent’s Hospital as the Dubliner took his last breath on October 31, 2015.

As a result, the Inspector of Prisons, Helen Casey, has recommended that the Irish Prison Service (IPS) review a number of aspects around the use of electronic tags for seriously ill prisoners.