Ireland Case No. 21993Assault (on prison officers) · Co. Dublin · 4 Mar 2023
Two prison officers assaulted at Mountjoy Prison
Two prison officers were assaulted in the A wing of Mountjoy Prison over the weekend of 4–5 March 2023 while trying to break up fights between rival inmates. Their injuries are not life-threatening and staff are reviewing video footage to identify those responsible.
- Reported9 Mar
- Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
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- whatTwo prison officers were assaulted while trying to break up fights between rival inmates (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe officers' injuries are not life-threatening (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident happened in the A wing of Mountjoy Prison (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe assault took place over the weekend before 9 March 2023 (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationStaff are reviewing video footage to identify those responsible (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe officers are on sick leave recovering (irishmirror.ie)
- otherAt least 50 to 100 prisoners have been sleeping on mattresses in Mountjoy over the past several weeks (irishmirror.ie)
- otherMountjoy can cater for over 700 prisoners in single cells (irishmirror.ie)
- otherAs of 9 March 2023 there are 804 people in custody in Mountjoy and 54 are sleeping on mattresses (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe Irish Prison Service condemned the assaults on staff (irishmirror.ie)
- otherA free counselling service is being provided for prison officers (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThere was talk of putting part of the jail into lockdown the Monday before the incident (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 9 Mar2023Two prison officers assaulted trying to break up fight among inmates at Mountjoy
First report of the assault; no arrests made, video footage under review, officers on sick leave.
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