The governor of Cloverhill Prison has told a High Court judge that the prison service has entered a "silo mentality" amidst serious outbreaks of Covid-19, with no inter-prison transfers happening and his own prison not producing prisoners to "any court in the land".
Governor Anthony Harris said the "majority" of Cloverhill has closed down, with all but essential service prisoners "behind doors" due to "a serious outbreak" of Covid-19. "There are no showers, no exercises, no anything," Governor Harris told the court.
The court was also told that Midlands Prison in Portlaoise and "one element" of Mountjoy Prison are also affected with Covid-19.