Michael Clifford: How has nothing been done about safety concerns for prison officers in Portlaoise?

Freddie Thompson, a prisoner in A-Block of Portlaoise Prison, made a complaint for fears about the safety of prison officers. Nothing has come of it 

Freddie Thompson made a complaint to the governor. File picture: Collins Photos Dublin

On Thursday in the Dáil, there was a call for an investigation into a serious issue involving the safety of prison officers who work in the most notorious prison block in the State.

The issue was one that was reported on in detail in this newspaper last September.