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Ireland: 80 incarcerated people sleeping on floor in Cork prison as overcrowding record broken
There are 376 people in Cork prison today, a new overcrowding record and representing 127% capacity, making it the most overcrowded men’s prison in the country.
Source: Echo live (04/07/2025)