Prison inspector flags failings in new report

The Inspector of Prisons accused the Irish Prison Service of not complying with the law in relation to prisoner complaints and expressed her 'gravest concerns' on the matter.

The State is breaching its obligations to provide proper care to prisoners with mental illnesses and this needs to be treated “as a matter of extreme urgency”, the prison watchdog has said.

The Inspector of Prisons also accused the Irish Prison Service (IPS) of not complying with the law in relation to prisoner complaints and expressed her “gravest concerns” on the matter.