A brain-damaged homeless man has been on remand for more than a year in Mountjoy Prison’s high dependency unit despite persistent reports he is of unsound mind and needs residential care, the president of the High Court has heard.
It appeared his feet were never washed during his year-long remand and the doctor also described his bed linen as “appallingly filthy”, having not been changed in months. He directed that papers in the case be served on the Minister for Justice, the HSE, the Irish Prison Service and the DPP and returned the matter to next week.
He was charged in November 2018 with assaulting two security guards who approached him when sheltering in the women’s toilets of a Dublin shopping centre. The HSE is failing in its statutory duty towards the man whose rights, including to life, are being breached, she alleged. This was not just an "operational failure" but also a policy failure concerning provision of health services in prison.
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