By Conor KaneIrish prisons are currently operating at 92% capacity following a spike in prison numbers over the last six months, with the level of remand prisoners and women prisoners on the way up. The figures were confirmed by the Irish Prison Service after prison officers today complained of overcrowding across the prison system, with some inmates sleeping on mattresses. The training unit at Mountjoy, which was closed some years ago, should also be re-opened to take the pressure off existing accommodation, he said. You’re relocating one prisoner from one landing to the next to ensure his safety as he cannot associate with a different faction. “You need space, you need facilities and you need the open centres full.

Source: Evening echo April 19, 2018 16:30 UTC