Prison Officers Association raise concerns over overcrowding at annual conference in Sligo
The Prison Officers Association will raise concerns over violence and overcrowding in prisons at their annual conference in Sligo today. Prison officers are warning there could be an outbreak of violence, or a murder, due to overcrowding. The number of inmates behind bars has increased by over…
POA conference in Sligo: Officers call for personal protective equipment
Prisoner officers have called for personal protective equipment at their annual conference which continues in Sligo today. Day two of the Prison Officers Association’s event gets underway this morning in the Radisson Hotel. Figures shows there is more than two assaults a week on prison officer’s and last week an…
Prison Officers Association conference in Sligo today
Overcrowding in prisons is leading to intimidation and violence according to the Prison Officers Association who are having it’s annual conference in Sligo today. The association’s conference will hear how prisoners are forced to sleep on mattresses on floors because of increased numbers in the system. Jim Mitchell, Deputy General…