Bid to reform handover of prisoners on committal after vulnerable woman's death

Inquest heard there was a dispute between gardaí and prison officers over whether the prisoner had stated her intention to kill herself during the handover process in the reception area of Dóchas women's prison

Monika Nawrat died in the Mater hospital on October 14, 2019, after attempting to take her life in Dóchas women’s prison nine days previously.

Gardaí and the Irish Prison Service are working on introducing a formal written record for the handover of prisoners on committal following the death of a vulnerable woman who attempted suicide just over 24 hours after being brought to the Dóchas Centre in Mountjoy five years ago.

An inquest heard there was a dispute between gardaí and prison officers over whether the prisoner, Monika Nawrat, had stated her intention to kill herself during the handover process in the reception area of the prison.