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There are now 1,000 more inmates in the prison system since 2019 but the spaces created for them have only gone up by 43, the Prison Officers Association annual conference in Sligo will hear today.
OVERCROWDING in Ireland’s prisons is creating an “unsafe and unacceptable” environment for both prison officers and prisoners, Justice Minister Helen McEntee will hear today as she attends the Prison Officer Association’s annual conference in Sligo.