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Listed below are the Situtation Reports issued by the Northern Ireland Prison Service this year to date.
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Created : 05 Friday Mar 2010
Week ending 05 March 2010
| Today's prison population | 1398 |
|---|---|
| Comparative total last year | 1486 |
| Maghaberry | 732 |
|---|---|
| Magilligan | 469 |
| Hydebank Wood | 197 |
| Immigration Detainees | 1 |
| New committals | 97 |
|---|---|
| Final discharges | 112 |
| Prisoner movements (to court/PSNI/hospital/transfers) |
193 |
| Video link appearances (court) | 167 |
| Video consultations | 197 |
| Prisoners posted UAL | 0 |
| Prisoners returned from being UAL | 0 |
| No of separated male prisoners | 57 |
| Republican | 26 |
| Loyalist | 31 |
| No of separated female prisoners | 0 |
Notable incidents (and NIPS response)
NIPS staff honoured by Princess Anne at St James Palace
Two members of the Northern Ireland Prison Service today received Royal recognition for outstanding work.
The Governor of Magilligan Tom Woods was presented with a Butler Trust Award for developing the regime at the Co Londonderry Prison.
And Janet Holmes, who runs the Staff Welfare office at NIPS Headquarters, received a commendation from the Princess Royal for promoting the health and wellbeing of staff.
The pair received their awards from the Patron of the Butler Trust, the Princess Royal during a special presentation ceremony at St James Palace.
Mr Woods said: “It is great to be recognised by my peers. This award is a tribute to the hard work that staff in Magilligan put in on a daily basis to try to turn the lives of prisoners around and ensure they do not repeat a cycle of offending behaviour.”
Mrs Holmes said: “I am absolutely thrilled about it. It is lovely to be recognised and have someone say ‘thank you’ for all your work. I am excited about going to St James Palace to pick up an award.”
Magilligan locks up local business people for charity
Magilligan Prison opened up its gates today to help The Cedar Foundation raise vital funds through an event named ‘Jail and Bail.’
Representatives from E.A. Davies, St Mary’s College, ASDA, Accelerate Taxis, Boots Chemist, and PDQ Solutions all agreed to ‘give themselves up’.
Mayor of Limavady, Cathal Ó hOisín was present to oversee the arrests of the businesspeople were put into solitary confinement until their £500 bail money was raised by contacting people on the outside for help.
The Cedar Foundation works in partnership with disabled people across Northern Ireland providing quality support, care, accommodation and training services to enable disabled adults and children to participate in all aspects of community life.
Magilligan Deputy Governor Gavin Clendinning said: “Magilligan Prison is continually exploring ways of linking up with the local community and this is an ideal way to use our facilities for a good cause. The Cedar Foundation does tremendous work for people with disabilities and I hope it raises thousands from this event.”
Christine Tweedie, Cedar’s Fundraising Co-ordinator said: ‘On behalf of The Cedar Foundation, I’d like to extend our thanks to Magilligan Prison for all their help in making arrangements to provide our fundraisers with a fun and unique experience on Friday that I’m sure they’ll never forget!’
Two members of the Northern Ireland Prison Service today received Royal recognition for outstanding work.
The Governor of Magilligan Tom Woods was presented with a Butler Trust Award for developing the regime at the Co Londonderry Prison.
And Janet Holmes, who runs the Staff Welfare office at NIPS Headquarters, received a commendation from the Princess Royal for promoting the health and wellbeing of staff.
The pair received their awards from the Patron of the Butler Trust, the Princess Royal during a special presentation ceremony at St James Palace.
Mr Woods said: “It is great to be recognised by my peers. This award is a tribute to the hard work that staff in Magilligan put in on a daily basis to try to turn the lives of prisoners around and ensure they do not repeat a cycle of offending behaviour.”
Mrs Holmes said: “I am absolutely thrilled about it. It is lovely to be recognised and have someone say ‘thank you’ for all your work. I am excited about going to St James Palace to pick up an award.”
Magilligan locks up local business people for charity
Magilligan Prison opened up its gates today to help The Cedar Foundation raise vital funds through an event named ‘Jail and Bail.’
Representatives from E.A. Davies, St Mary’s College, ASDA, Accelerate Taxis, Boots Chemist, and PDQ Solutions all agreed to ‘give themselves up’.
Mayor of Limavady, Cathal Ó hOisín was present to oversee the arrests of the businesspeople were put into solitary confinement until their £500 bail money was raised by contacting people on the outside for help.
The Cedar Foundation works in partnership with disabled people across Northern Ireland providing quality support, care, accommodation and training services to enable disabled adults and children to participate in all aspects of community life.
Magilligan Deputy Governor Gavin Clendinning said: “Magilligan Prison is continually exploring ways of linking up with the local community and this is an ideal way to use our facilities for a good cause. The Cedar Foundation does tremendous work for people with disabilities and I hope it raises thousands from this event.”
Christine Tweedie, Cedar’s Fundraising Co-ordinator said: ‘On behalf of The Cedar Foundation, I’d like to extend our thanks to Magilligan Prison for all their help in making arrangements to provide our fundraisers with a fun and unique experience on Friday that I’m sure they’ll never forget!’
The week ahead
Symposium on Mental Health in custody.
