Cloverhill Prison staff muting emergency calls from inmates 'deeply concerning', inspector says

Chief Inspector of Prisons Mark Kelly wrote in the report that 'extensive evidence of interference' with the alarm systems by prison officers was found on six landings at Cloverhill during the inspection. Picture: Leah Farrell/ RollingNews.ie

An official investigation has uncovered “extensive evidence” of staff interfering with in-cell alarm systems at Cloverhill Prison to automatically mute emergency calls from inmates.

Inspections found tape and pieces of card had been used to hold down mute buttons throughout the prison, so alarms activated by inmates in cells would make no sound.