Ex prisoner says rights breached by having to slop out in Limerick Prison

Susan McGovern has sued the the Irish Prison Service, the Minister for Justice, Ireland and the Attorney General and the Governor of Limerick Prison.

A number of cases by former prisoners over having to 'slop out' have been mentioned before the High Court.

In one action, Susan McGovern, a former prisoner at Limerick Women's Prison, claims she was subjected to degrading treatment by the slopping-out regime between 2000 and 2003 and from April 2012 to May 2013.