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Ireland: overcrowding crisis laid bare by seven-fold increase in incarcerated people sleeping on floors
The number of people sleeping on prison floors has surged amid a deepening overcrowding crisis. 504 incarcerated people were sleeping on the floors of jails on mattresses because no beds were available.
Source: The irish times (10/10/2025)