Prison officers tested for HIV after prison riot

A NUMBER of prison officers had tests for HIV and Hepatitis C yesterday after they were covered in faeces and urine from slop-out buckets during violent clashes at Mountjoy prison.

Tensions were high at the State’s largest prison last night after the trouble yesterday morning which left 18 prison officers needing hospital treatment. More than 100 prisoners were involved in a separate sit-down protest around lunchtime.

The tour of the prison by eight army officers in full uniform over the weekend sparked the clashes, according to the Prison Officers Association (POA).