A dozen serious complaints by Portlaoise Prison inmates against staff that alleged serious ill-treatment went missing in 2018 a new report reveals. This finding.
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Inspector of Prisons criticises delay with just 2.1% of inmates vaccinated Protest at Portlaoise Prison continues against slow rollout of inoculation programme
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Inspector of Prisons Patricia Gilheaney said her office had already expressed concerns regarding the pace of vaccinations in prison settings and would continue to do so. File photograph: Cyril Byrne
The “principle of equivalence” is not being adhered to in the rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations in prisons, the Inspector of Prisons has said.
Vaccination of the State’s 3,800 prisoners is moving at a significantly slower pace than the general population, with just 2.1 per cent having received a dose by the end of May.