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Female prisoners out on day release were bringing back push-up bras and lacy knickers, which were later deemed to be contraband and confiscated by officers

The Irish Prison Service is currently drafting a policy for the management of transgender prisoners

Jeremie Simmons was found hanged in his cell

Jeremie Simmons, who was found dead in his cell, was described as vulnerable and mentally ill

MoJ Figures show 18.5% of officers were off sick on September 20 in one youth jail where youth inmates carry weapons because they say staff can't keep them safe

Emily Watson, Ayshea Gunn and Jennifer Gavan who all worked at HMP Berwyn near Wrexham have been jailed for sending explicit images, having intercourse in cells and exchanging intimate phone calls with inmates.

Staff at the jail have now been given anti-corruption training after the string of scandals

The Prison Service said it will not hesitate to punish those who break the rules

The Prison Service said: “The overriding concern when considering the applications is the safety of the public"

Palestinian factions are calling for a general strike in the occupied West Bank and urging Palestinians to confront Israeli troops after a Palestinian prisoner died of lung cancer

Palestinian factions called for a general strike in the occupied West Bank and urged Palestinians to confront Israeli troops on Tuesday after a Palestinian prisoner died of lung cancer. Nasser Abu Hamid, 50, a former leader of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade, the armed wing of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s…