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142 assaults on prison staff in Portlaoise in a decade

There have been over 140 attacks on prison staff in Portlaoise in the past ten years. The figures were revealed in response to a parliamentary question from Deputy Peadar Tóibín late last month. He asked the Minister for Justice “the number of ...

08 Aug 2022 at 22:53

Local News

Contract offered to test Laois prison officers for cocaine use

The Irish Prison Service is inviting bids from firms to win a contract for the testing of prison officers for cocaine, cannabis and other illegal drugs. The Service gives a summary of what companies which are interested in winning the ...

17 Apr 2022 at 12:53

Local News

31 cases of Covid confirmed in Portlaoise Prison in March

Portlaoise Prison had 31 confirmed Covid cases this month, according to the Irish Prison Service. An IPS spokesman said the nearby Midlands Prison has not had any cases during the same time. The prison service is now facing “an ...

23 Mar 2022 at 13:23

Local News

More than 1,000 prisoners locked up in Laois jails each day

An average of 1,013 inmates were locked up in the Portlaoise jail complex each day in 2021, according to the Irish Prison Service. The figures or Portlaoise Prison and the Midlands Prison are published in the IPS annual report ...

09 Sept 2022 at 09:23

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Imprisonment in Laois jails could soon be reduced but life sentences could be longer

Imprisonment at jails in Portlaoise and elsewhere could soon be legally the last resort for people who break the law according to a new report published by the Minister for Justice. However, offenders convicted of the most ...

31 Aug 2022 at 18:53

Crime & Court

Brought drugs into prison in Portlaoise

A three month suspended sentence was handed down to a woman who brought drugs into the Midlands Prison. Anita Scott, 36, of Clonad, Portlaoise admitted bringing cannabis and benzos valued at €620 into the prison on July 9 ...

27 Nov 2022 at 18:52

Covid-19

BREAKING Covid-19 lockdown at prison complex in Portlaoise as outbreak is confirmed

Two wings of the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise are in lockdown and mass testing is underway after it emerged that two prisoners tested positive at the big Laois jail. This Irish Prison Service confirmed in a statement on ...

09 Nov 2021 at 18:53

Covid-19

Nearly 50 prisoners have Covid-19 in Portlaoise with more test results due

The number of prisoners with Covid-19 at the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise has risen again and it's possible more new cases will be confirmed as the second round of test result are expected following mass testing. The ...

19 Nov 2021 at 14:39

Crime & Court

BREAKING Death in custody at prison in Portlaoise confirmed

The Irish Prison Service has confirmed a death in custody at the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise but is not in a position to say if Covid-19 was a factor. "The Irish Prison Service can confirm a death in custody in the ...

17 Nov 2021 at 17:55

Covid-19

Laois jail the Covid-19 hotspot of Irish prison network as more inmates test positive

Nearly three quarters of prisoners with Covid-19 in Irish prisons are behind bars in one of Portlaoise's jails according to new figures from the Irish Prison Service (IPS). The latest update from the Services also ...

18 Nov 2021 at 13:53

Crime & Court

Injuries to prison officers and slopping out damages drives up compo bill to €9 million

The cost of compensating prisoners for having to 'slop out' and paying prison officers redress for assaults on duty at jails in Portlaoise and elsewhere drove up the compensation bill incurred by the Irish Prison ...

04 Oct 2021 at 18:18

Local News

Each prisoner in Portlaoise and other Irish jails costs €80,000 with rise due to 'extraordinary once-off' reasons

Just over €270 million was spent staffing prisons in Portlaoise and other parts of Ireland in 2020 with with the cost per inmate rising by nearly 7% to more than €80,000 due to 'extraordinary' factors, according ...

30 Jul 2021 at 20:53

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