The periods of release vary from a few hours up to seven nights,

Cleaning services boss Paul Donoghue employs ex-inmates and recovering addicts, giving them an opportunity to reintegrate in society.

The family of Tipperary man Bernard Phelan has confirmed that he has not been released from prison in Iran

Fifteen people have died in Irish prisons so far this year

Yemen’s warring sides completed a major, UN-brokered prisoner swap, officials said, a development that could revive the country’s stalled peace process after more than five years of grinding conflict.