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Serious drug problem at Maghaberry Prison highlighted by inspectors

More than a quarter of inmates surveyed in an inspection report said they had developed issues with drugs while inside Maghaberry Prison. The report has highlighted a “serious drug problem” at the high security Co Antrim prison and has called for ...

16 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

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 ...

15 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Prisons running out of space to hold offenders, MLAs told

Prisons in Northern Ireland are running out of space following a sharp increase in the number of offenders in custody, Justice Minister Naomi Long has warned. Ms Long told MLAs that the prison population in the region had increased by more than ...

11 Mar 2024 at 16:24

Northern Ireland

Twenty prisoners to run their own Belfast Marathon in aid of charity

Twenty prisoners are to run in the Belfast Marathon on Sunday – along their own course in Maghaberry Prison to raise money for charity. Administrators of the Belfast Marathon have measured an official course inside the maximum security ...

02 May 2025 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland catfish abuser who drove girl, 12, to suicide to be sentenced today

An online predator from Northern Ireland who drove one of his catfish victims in the US to take her own life is set to be sentenced. Alexander McCartney, 26, has admitted 185 charges involving 70 children, although a court has ...

25 Oct 2024 at 00:02

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 without ...

14 Jul 2022 at 20:43

Northern Ireland

Man unlawfully at large after being granted compassionate bail to attend funeral

A man believed by police to be the lead member of an organised crime gang which targeted the elderly is unlawfully at large. The PSNI said Ray Lee, 30, failed to return to Maghaberry Prison last month after being ...

15 Sept 2023 at 11:52

Northern Ireland

Striking barristers asked to ‘reflect’ on impact of action on prisons

Striking criminal barristers in Northern Ireland have been asked to “reflect” on the impact their action is having on the stretched prison service. Justice Minister Naomi Long told MLAs that trial delays were ...

24 Feb 2025 at 17:17

Northern Ireland

Online catfishing abuser believed to have targeted 3,500 victims across world

A Northern Ireland man at the centre of a global web of catfishing, blackmail and sexual abuse is believed by police to have targeted about 3,500 children. From the bedroom of his childhood home near Newry, ...

25 Oct 2024 at 15:07

Killer who attacked defenceless victim as he slept jailed for at least 15 years

Northern Ireland

Man who murdered partner’s cousin jailed for at least 15 years

A murderer who brutally attacked his defenceless victim as he slept has been told he must serve 15 years in prison before he can be considered for release. Belfast Crown Court heard that the injuries ...

11 Mar 2025 at 15:12

DerryNow

Man who stole 17 steaks from supermarket jailed to 'protect' Limavady shopkeepers

A County Derry man who stole 17 steaks from a Limavady shop has been jailed for four months to 'protect' local shopkeepers. Appearing, via videolink from Maghaberry Prison, before Limavady ...

09 Aug 2023 at 18:30

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 ...

01 Mar 2023 at 00:01

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