Women prisoners consistently the most overcrowded in Ireland's prisons
The new prison for women in Limerick was exceeding its planned 50 bed capacity just two months after opening. What has @IPRT to say about this? Anything?
Short thread from March 9th 2026
"As of Friday, there were 227 women incarcerated in the Dóchas Centre, including 37 women on mattresses on the floor.
The prison has 146 beds, so it is operating at 155 per cent capacity."
The new(ish) Limerick women's prison has also been consistently overcrowded - it's even worse than the Dóchas at 173% today:
The new prison for women in Limerick was exceeding its planned 50 bed capacity just two months after opening.
What has @IPRT to say about this? Anything?
New Limerick women’s prison already over capacity
Already in 2024 the new Limerick women’s state-of-the-art brand new prison is once again repeating the pattern of the previous prison for women: 62 or 111% bed capacity on 1st and 2nd January, the highest in the State.
Women’s Space Ireland
