Convicted killer Graham Dwyer has a cell to himself in Midlands Prison, while other inmates are sleeping on the floor on mattresses amid a growing problem of overcrowding in the jail, according to sources. Convicted killer Graham Dwyer has a cell to himself in Midlands Prison, while other inmates are sleeping on the floor on mattresses amid a growing problem of overcrowding in the jail, according to sources. It is understood "lifers" like Dwyer can choose to share their cells in the prison in Portlaoise, Co Laois, but are not forced to. "It's not a case of him outright refusing to share, but many lifers have chosen to share cells," they added. A "leapfrog" case has begun which will bypass the Court of Appeal and go straight to the Supreme Court in an effort to overturn the High Court ruling.

Source: Irish Independent June 10, 2019 01:30 UTC