“It is clear to me that the prison system in Mountjoy Prison is under huge pressure to cope with the demands placed upon it,” he said.
“It means that our prisons are becoming overcrowded resulting in instances of two prisoners occupying one cell, with one prisoner lying on the floor on a thin mattress, as I witnessed myself in Mountjoy.” “In speaking to one of the long-term prisoners, I was told that prison conditions have improved greatly with the installation of hand basins and televisions.
Bishop Hayes said prisoners spoke with him about being unable to avail of education classes while another challenge was “the ease with which drugs can be delivered into the prison”.
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