No beds for over 100 people in Cork Prison - The Echo
18th December 2025
This article focuses on overcrowding in Cork Prison, which is currently operating at 134% capacity, with over 100 people without beds. Cork Prison has experienced persistent overcrowding for many years.
The article outlines the Government’s plan to build a new prison alongside the existing facility, which would accommodate 230 men and 100 women, and highlights opposition to the proposal from public representatives, the local community, and IPRT.
Read the article here.
Related items:
- Prisoner numbers on course to reach 'unimaginable' level - The Irish Examiner
- Electronic tags for released prisoners to be trialled - Live 95 (Limerick)
- Number of non-nationals in Irish jails has more than doubled in past five years - Irish Mail on Sunday
- No electronic tagging of prisoners yet despite 2007 law paving the way - Irish Independent
- Urgent calls to address major overcrowding in Limerick Prison - Limerick Post
