Number of inmates hospitalised after string of recent drug overdoses in prisons

Three people overdosed on Sunday evening in the Midlands Prison. Two of these people were hospitalised but were discharged back to prison after a few hours. It is believed that the substance they used was spice. File photo: Moya Nolan

A spate of overdoses linked to the synthetic drug 'spice' have left multiple prisoners hospitalised over recent weeks.

Three people overdosed on Sunday evening in the Midlands Prison. Two of these people were hospitalised but were discharged back to prison after a few hours. It is believed that the substance they used was spice.