Security measures have been heightened at the prison following the suspected overdoses.
Prisoners were taken to hospital from Portlaoise Prison Ten inmates have been taken to hospital following a suspected mass overdose inside a prison in Ireland. The inmates are suspected of overdosing at Portlaoise Prison in Portlaoise, County Laois, on Tuesday afternoon. They were taken to the Midlands Regional Hospital from the high security prison for adult males. All the inmates were reportedly in a serious condition, according to the RTÉ.
The IPS said in a statement: ‘Extra vigilance is being taken across the prison estate and the Irish Prison Service has commenced an information campaign for prisoners around the dangers of consuming contraband.’ The service is carrying out canine searches across the jail, including ‘a greater focus on searching deliveries into prisons,’ it said.
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