Inmates forced to sleep on floor in packed jail

One of the country’s busiest prisons is so overcrowded, inmates sleep on mattresses on the floor.

Inmates forced to sleep on floor in packed jail
Thu, 12 Jul, 2018 - 01:00
Lynne Kelleher

In a three-month period this year, 44 inmates in Cloverhill Prison have slept on the ground in the Clondalkin jail.

Justice Minister Charles Flanagan revealed the figures to Independent TD Clare Daly.

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