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Concern over Prison Service resources to support inmates with multiple needs

Concern has been expressed that Northern Ireland’s Prison Service does not have the resources it needs to support inmates with multiple health issues. Prisoner Ombudsman Dr Lesley Carroll was speaking following an investigation into the death of a ...

15 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Conference to examine role of trauma in offending in Northern Ireland

The role that trauma plays in criminal offending rates in Northern Ireland will be explored at a conference bringing together a number of criminal justice agencies. The event organised by Probation Board NI (PBNI) will highlight that more than ...

26 Mar 2023 at 09:50

Northern Ireland

Political leaders condemn poster threats aimed at prison officers and PSNI

The leaders of several Northern Ireland political parties have released a joint statement opposing intimidation of prison officers and the PSNI. The statement was made in response to a video on social media showing Northern Ireland Prison ...

26 Jun 2023 at 16:14

Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein insists support for PSNI ‘unequivocal’ after not signing statement

Sinn Fein has insisted its support for the PSNI and the prison service is “unequivocal” following DUP criticism for the party not signing a statement responding to recruitment posters being torn down. Party leaders signed the statement ...

26 Jun 2023 at 21:20

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"I am angry. He is my son. This is a life altering event"

Derry man, Stephen Smith, was taken to Maghaberry Prison in the first week of April this year. His medication for seizures and opium addiction were denied to him and Stephen proceeded to engrave 'HELP' with a sharp object into his ...

26 Jun 2023 at 17:20

Northern Ireland

Missing prisoners arrested by police

Two missing prisoners who were both convicted of murder have been arrested, police said. Alison McDonagh and Stephen McParland were spotted together at Lanyon Place railway station in Belfast on Saturday. McDonagh, 49, was ...

26 Jan 2023 at 15:15

Northern Ireland

Challenge of ending paramilitary inmate separation ‘shouldn’t be underestimated’

The challenge of ending the separation of paramilitary prisoners in Northern Ireland’s jails should not be underestimated, MPs have been told. Ronnie Armour, the director general of the Northern Ireland Prison Service, ...

22 Feb 2023 at 11:51

Northern Ireland

Improved governance at supervision units in NI prisons, review finds

Improved governance and oversight arrangements in care and supervision units (CSUs) in Northern Ireland prisons have led to better access to purposeful activity for inmates, a new inspection report has said. The Chief ...

28 Sept 2023 at 08:53

Northern Ireland

Former offenders return to custody to help prisoners prepare for release

Former prisoners are returning to custody to help prepare current inmates prepare for release as part of a new justice programme. The initiative, a first for Northern Ireland, sees offenders supervised by probation ...

26 Nov 2023 at 10:38

Northern Ireland

Police to investigate after prisoners gain access to roof at Maghaberry

Police are to investigate an incident in which four prisoners gained access to the roof of a building at Maghaberry Prison. The incident in the Co Antrim prison occurred on Wednesday and was brought under control ...

14 Jul 2022 at 20:43

Northern Ireland

X-ray scanners to help in fight against illegal drugs in prisons

New X-ray body scanners are to be used in Northern Ireland’s prisons as part of the fight against the trafficking of illegal drugs. The scanners, which are already being used in other regions of the UK, have ...

01 Mar 2023 at 00:01

National News

Northern Irish police assist Garda investigation after car rams into prison van

Police in Northern Ireland are aiding a Garda investigation into the ramming of a prison van in Co Monaghan. Gardai said at around 6.45pm yesterday (Wednesday June 15) a gold-coloured BMW X5 was in ...

16 Jun 2022 at 18:00

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