Convicted killer Frederick ‘Freddie’ Thompson has withdrawn his High Court challenge over being subjected to an “extremely oppressive” and “severe” regime at Portlaoise Prison. It follows Thompson being moved by the prison authorities from the isolation block and placed with the mainstream prison population. The Prison Service, the Prison Governor and the Minister for Justice opposed Thompson’s action. It was claimed that his prison regime derived from “security concerns”. However, the defendants had not admitted the move was related to the High Court proceedings.

Source: The Irish Times November 05, 2019 16:39 UTC