Woman battered and force fed by evil teacher slams decision not to send her to jail

The teacher used "derogatory language" towards an eight-year-old girl, forced a seven-year-old child to sleep in soiled ...
Independent.ie

Women more likely to have experienced physical, sexual or emotional abuse prior to entering prison system

A new report has revealed that women in the Irish prison system are among the most marginalised people in the state, with an estimated 85pc having addiction issues. Studies suggest women are also more ...
Irish Examiner

Cork crime: Addiction, poverty, and trauma driving women into prison

Also among the statistics are a small number of women who were accused of child neglect and cruelty. One allegedly locked children in their rooms while drinking and received three concurrent six-month ...

The female police officers who betray the law from the inside: Besotted women share force secrets with their criminal lovers - and even share jail kisses with t…

Police chiefs have been urged to overhaul vetting of new recruits after scandals involving female officers having affairs ...
Bristol Post

Women's prison in South Gloucestershire has 'worst rate of violence against staff'

HMP Eastwood Park has the worst rate of violence against staff of any women's prison in the country, a new report has found. Officials visited the prison in South Gloucestershire for a surprise ...
BBC

Prison report reveals high rate of staff assaults

An unannounced inspection of a women's prison has found it had the highest rate of assaults against staff of any similar prison in the country. Representatives from His Majesty's Inspectorate of ...
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Prison officer is third female guard convicted of 'inappropriate' jail affair in a year

A prison officer has become the third female guard in just a year to be convicted of having inappropriate relationships with serving lags at the same jail. Aimee Duke was found exchanging messages and ...
The Irish Times

Inmates and staff at women’s prison in ‘inappropriate relationships’

A new report published by the Department of Justice refers to allegations of “inappropriate relationships” between some women inmates at the Dóchas women’s prison in Dublin “and a small number of male ...
Independent.ie

Women in largest female prison were accompanied by multiple guards to cervical screenings, nurse reveals

Women who underwent cervical screening in Limerick’s female prison had to be accompanied by two to three guards up to last year, leading to a low take up, it emerged today. Edel Muldowney, chief nurse ...
RTE Online

New female accommodation opens at Limerick Prison

An upgraded prison for female inmates has been formally opened at Limerick Prison. It provides single-room accommodation with full shower facilities, televisions, and phones for 56 women prisoners, ...
Irish Examiner

Rise in number of women giving birth behind bars last year, says report

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 mothers in ...