.... Ireland Prison Capacity Prisoner Food refusal Hunger strike A “hunger strike” is by definition food refusal as a form of protest or demand (Crosby et al., 2007). Whilst the time-based consideration in defining a hunger strike is debated, US prison and immigration service definitions...

... Ireland Prison Learning disability Intellectual disability Mental retardation Prisoner A diagnosis of intellectual disability (ID) is typically made if an individual meets three criteria: first, a score below 2 standard deviations from the mean on a validated test of intelligence; second...

... specialist attention. In Ireland, services for prisoners with intellectual disabilities need development. However, there is little substantive data estimating the prevalence of intellectual disabilities within the Irish prison system. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach...