While there were 5,101 people in prisons across the country on February 6, there were 11 per cent fewer beds (546) ...

Deise Moura dos Anjos, who was accused of fatally poisoning three members of her family with a Christmas cake, has been found ...

A man who claimed he was subject to inhumane conditions in prison because he had to urinate and defecate in a bucket and then ...

Axel Rudakubana was due to appear at Liverpool Crown Court via video-link from London’s Belmarsh Prison on Tuesday for a ...

THE dangerous inmate who sliced a highly-regarded prison officer in a shocking attack has been transferred to Ireland’s ...

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

While tests have yet to confirm the exact substance involved, it is understood the men’s symptoms bore all the hallmarks of having consumed spice ...

Darragh O’Hare (31) caused more than €1,000 worth of damage when he smashed up a toilet and TV while having a “breakdown” in his cell, a court heard. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp ...

Prison bosses have asked ‘Breaking Bad’ businessman Nathan McDonnell for help with a proposal to turn an old jail block into ...

Mrs Long said delays in the justice system, with women locked up for crimes committed years ago, could be one explanation.