Prison management service censured by HSE for inmate’s death
February 16, 2012
€ The Safety Conversation Podcast: Listen now! The Safety Conversation with SHP (previously the Safety and Health Podcast) aims to Read More
Deaths in custody now subject to corporate manslaughter law
August 31, 2011
The Police, Prison Service and the likes of mental-health secure units and other detention facilities can now be prosecuted for corporate manslaughter in the event that an individual dies while in their custody. Read More
Corporate manslaughter law extended to custody premises
July 7, 2011
Deaths in custody will soon be covered by the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, after MPs and peers backed their inclusion. Read More
Crown censure for prison service over legionella exposure
June 10, 2010
The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has been censured over the death of an inmate from Legionnaires' disease. Read More
Slip and trips: health and safety in prisons
November 29, 2006
In 2005, the HSE approached the Prison Service with proposals to carry out an investigation into slips and trips to examine what could be done to reduce such accidents in prisons. Mary Guinness reports on some of the findings. Read More
