A lecturer from North West Regional College (NWRC) has been presented with the Pearson Silver Award for Further Education Lecturer…
MAGILLIGAN PRISON
X-ray scanners to crack down on drug smuggling at North’s prisons
New X-ray body scanners will be introduced into the North’s prisons this month in a bid to clamp down on…
‘Solitary confinement’ of North’s prisoners breaking UN standards
SOME prisoners in the North of Ireland are being held in what amounts to “solitary confinement” in breach of international…
Derry inmate to challenge prison quarantine rules
A PRISONER hospitalised after suffering a stroke has launched a legal action after he was forced to isolate for ten…
Coronavirus: North’s prisons to restart in-prison visits
THE North’s Prison Service has announced on Thursday that in-person visits will re-start next month. The in-person visits will recommence…
Covid: Visits to Magilligan jail temporarily suspended as health workers test positive
VISITS to Magilligan prison near Limavady have been temporarily suspended in response to a Coronavirus situation. It is understood a…
Coronavirus: Under 200 prisoners in North to be freed early over COVID-19
SOME prisoners are to be released temporarily from the North of Ireland’s jails in response to the crisis caused by…
Playtime with daddy in prison as inmates build children’s activity park
IT may look any any ordinary play park but this one is in face inside a Co Derry prison. There…
Investigation launched after prisoner dies in hospital at Magilligan jail
PRISON chiefs have launched an investigation into the death of a 27-year-old inmate in Magilligan jail. The prisoner died on…