Tag: prisons
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Ending the Separated Regime at Maghaberry Prison: There is Another Way
Ending the practice of housing paramilitary inmates apart is a huge headache for government so Dr Michelle Butler offers an alternative to end the regime at Maghaberry Prison.
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What is happening to healthcare in Northern Ireland prisons?
The NI Prison Service has been in the spotlight recently over its handling of serious incidents of self-harm and the potential for overdoses to occur through the use of prescription medication. Dr Michelle Butler highlights that less attention has been paid to the role of the health service in these events despite significant failings on…
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I had to undo eight years of being a woman: How LGBT prisoners are lost in the system
Out on the Inside – The Rights, Experiences and Needs of LGBT People in Prison. Drs Nicola Carr, Siobhán McAlister and Tanya Serisier examine the hidden population of LGBT prisoners in Ireland.