ICPO hopes vaccine rollout sees return of family visits for overseas prisoners

“The majority of our clients are subject to heightened restrictions and with lockdown they are often spending 23 hours a day in their cells," said Mr Hanley. File picture. 

Many people evacuated to Ireland when the first wave of Covid-19 struck across the world however one group of Irish citizens did not have the option to do so.

Some 1,200 Irish people in 30 countries around the world are currently detained in prison and have been receiving help from the Irish Council for Prisoners Overseas (ICPO).