Inmates in Cork Prison afraid to tell inspectors of racism and bullying for fear of staff reprisals
On a positive note, the inspector said Cork Prison had been successful in preventing widespread transmission of Covid-19 with staff and prisoners demonstrating a common effort to prevent it spreading in the jail. File photo: Dan Linehan
The Inspector of Prisons has expressed concern that a large number of inmates in Cork Prison were afraid to speak to her inspection team during a recent visit because of a fear of being transferred to another jail as a repercussion to talking to external inspectors.
The finding was made in a new report by the Inspector of Prisons, Patricia Gilheaney, on how Cork Prison has been operating during the Covid-19 pandemic.
