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21/05/2018
Maghaberry Prison Kitchen Scoops Top Food Hygiene Rating
Northern Ireland's busiest kitchen has scooped a top food hygiene rating.
Maghaberry Prison, just outside Lisburn, serves on average 3,000 meals daily and is run by Prison Service staff and inmates.
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council's environmental services has recently recognised its five-star status.
Ronnie Armour, Head of the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS), said: "Maghaberry Prison is working to reduce reoffending by challenging those in our care and supporting them to change.
"This support is often given through opportunities to engage in education and learn new skills, including catering, hygiene and business skills.
"These new skills, and the resultant qualifications, support prisoners to find a new focus in life, and it also helps them to choose a better road when they're released through employment or, indeed, further education."
(CD/LM)
Maghaberry Prison, just outside Lisburn, serves on average 3,000 meals daily and is run by Prison Service staff and inmates.
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council's environmental services has recently recognised its five-star status.
Ronnie Armour, Head of the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS), said: "Maghaberry Prison is working to reduce reoffending by challenging those in our care and supporting them to change.
"This support is often given through opportunities to engage in education and learn new skills, including catering, hygiene and business skills.
"These new skills, and the resultant qualifications, support prisoners to find a new focus in life, and it also helps them to choose a better road when they're released through employment or, indeed, further education."
(CD/LM)
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Northern Ireland prisoners have won two first prizes and landed more than 29 awards in a prestigious UK-wide competition for prison arts. Artwork from Maghaberry and Hydebank Wood was among 150 original visual pieces on display at the annual Koestler Awards Exhibition which previewed at the Royal Festival Hall in London today.
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Northern Ireland prisoners have won two first prizes and landed more than 29 awards in a prestigious UK-wide competition for prison arts. Artwork from Maghaberry and Hydebank Wood was among 150 original visual pieces on display at the annual Koestler Awards Exhibition which previewed at the Royal Festival Hall in London today.
31 August 2021
53-Year-Old Dies In Custody At Maghaberry Prison
A 53-year-old has reportedly died in custody at Maghaberry Prison, the Northern Ireland Prison Service has announced. The Department of Justice has reported that the prisoner died on Saturday 28 August, that his next of kin have been informed and that the death was not covid related.
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A 53-year-old has reportedly died in custody at Maghaberry Prison, the Northern Ireland Prison Service has announced. The Department of Justice has reported that the prisoner died on Saturday 28 August, that his next of kin have been informed and that the death was not covid related.
31 August 2018
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A 22-year-old man has died while in custody at Maghaberry Prison, the Northern Ireland Prison Service has reported. The Department of Justice has confirmed that the man died in custody on the morning of Thursday, 30 August. The man's next of kin have been informed. The PSNI, Coroner and Prisoner Ombudsman have been informed about the death.
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A 22-year-old man has died while in custody at Maghaberry Prison, the Northern Ireland Prison Service has reported. The Department of Justice has confirmed that the man died in custody on the morning of Thursday, 30 August. The man's next of kin have been informed. The PSNI, Coroner and Prisoner Ombudsman have been informed about the death.
14 September 2016
Staff At Maghaberry Prison Watched As Prisoner Self-Harmed
Staff at Maghaberry Prison in Lisburn have been criticised after they failed to intervene while a prisoner blinded himself, according to a Prison Ombudsman report. Sean Lynch, 23, was being detained at the prison in June 2014 and inflicted "extreme and shocking" injuries through self-harm over a three day period.
Staff At Maghaberry Prison Watched As Prisoner Self-Harmed
Staff at Maghaberry Prison in Lisburn have been criticised after they failed to intervene while a prisoner blinded himself, according to a Prison Ombudsman report. Sean Lynch, 23, was being detained at the prison in June 2014 and inflicted "extreme and shocking" injuries through self-harm over a three day period.
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