The women’s wing of Limerick Prison is currently operating at twice its capacity. That’s according to the Irish Prison Service’s latest figures, which show that the women’s wing is housing ...

HMP Styal has the highest positive drug test results in the women’s estate, which leaders appeared “ill-equipped to tackle”, ...

There were 26 women who were pregnant in custody last year, while five babies were born during their mother’s incarceration, ...

He noted that Gladstone has no mitigating factors except that he is a foreign national serving time in an Irish prison. Judge McGrath sentenced Gladstone to 10 years in prison saying “there is ...

In 1866, 25 Irish women signed the petition asking for votes ... mostly ones that protected private property - and went to prison. From the start of the 20th century to the beginning of World ...

On his arrival at the prison, Dr Pearson was attacked by several women, one of whom beat him ... [Editor's note: This is an article from Century Ireland, a fortnightly online newspaper, written ...

Mr Peart said his client still maintains that the activity was consensual. Counsel said his client is a foreign national, and serving time in an Irish prison would be difficult.

A prison officer has been jailed for a year after she kissed and sat on the lap of an inmate whom she had been in a relationship with at HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire. Toni Cole, 29 ...

This system is far from adequate and does little to shield victims from further harm, making the non-molestation order seem like no more than an empty promise on paper.' ...

There were 26 women who were pregnant in custody last year, while five babies were born during their mother’s incarceration, new figures have shown. The Irish Prison Service said expectant ...