Torture watchdog warns of 'inhuman treatment' in Irish prisons 

The CPT said a 'major concern' was the rising number of homeless people ending up in prison

Conditions experienced by some mentally ill prisoners “might amount to inhuman and degrading treatment”, a European torture watchdog has warned the Government.

The Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) expressed general concern at facilities for inmates with serious psychiatric illnesses and urged authorities to expand the number of beds in community psychiatric facilities for these prisoners.