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Ireland: overcrowding, fights and abuse – government has "failed" to address "degrading" prison conditions, says EU anti-torture watchdog
The State has failed to address the “degrading” conditions in which incarcerated people live in the country’s prisons and detention centres, according to an EU watchdog.
Source: Irish Independent (15/11/2025)