It's a dormitory room with a view, and 50 bunk beds for 100 prisoners ... project just behind the prison. The 57,000-square-feet expansion will include 160 beds, a therapeutic environment ...

He told the Dáil that "bunk beds are now being purchased and introduced ... Minister O'Callaghan said that a growing population demands more prison spaces, but also promised to "present further ...

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan told the Dáil it was “extremely important” that prison overcrowding is addressed and that bunk beds were among the measures being used to improve the ...

The prison population continues to rise ... Women were double-bunked in cells built for one, or sleeping in tents. There were bunk beds in dorms and mattresses in day rooms.

Nearly £10m of the overall sum was for personal injury compensation claims which included, a staggering £4.5m for injuries caused by bunk beds ... The latest published prison population ...

The most common injuries were from prison bunk beds - resulting in £4.5m being paid to inmate claimants since 2022. Some £2.8m was paid in damages settling claims related to slips, trips and ...

Bunk beds and mattresses are supposed to be temporary or crisis measures, but have become the norm, with around 20% of all inmates now living in such conditions. The Irish Prison Service (IPS ...