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Big Increase in Prison Assaults (Roscommon Herald)

9th December 2025

This Roscommon Herald article highlights a sharp rise in assaults at Castlerea Prison between 2022 and 2025, drawing on newly released data from IPRT's Progress in the Penal System (PIPS) 2024 report. It also examines conditions across other Irish prisons and outlines key findings from the report, including issues around access to medical and dental care, as well as ongoing overcrowding concerns.

Read the full article here. 

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