Former inmate subject to 'slop out' regime in prison loses court challenge over compensation

Applicant had been denied compensation because his application had exceeded the six-year period allowed under settlement scheme

The applicant was detained in Cork Prison for periods between March 2013 and April 2014 and had submitted he had no in-cell sanitation and was required to urinate and defecate in a bucket in his cell, sometimes in the presence of other prisoners. Picture: Dan Linehan

A man who claimed he was subjected to degrading and inhumane conditions in prison because he had to urinate and defecate in a bucket sometimes in front of other inmates and then "slop out", has lost a court challenge seeking to reverse a decision denying him any compensation due to time constraints.

Applicant John O’Brien, aged 31, claimed he had been subject to a practice that violated his human rights and took the action against the governor of Cork Prison, the Irish Prison Service, the minister for justice and equality, Ireland, and the attorney general.