Ireland
Prisoner found dead in Magilligan cell
Monday, 12 January 2009 13:54
The Prisoner Ombudsman in Northern Ireland has been asked to investigate the death of an inmate at Magilligan Prison in Co Derry.
25 year-old Richard Gilmore was found dead in his cell at the jail near Limavady early yesterday.
It is understood prison authorities are investigating a possible drugs link to the death and have concerns that a toxic batch of drugs may have been circulating among prisoners.
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The PSNI and the coroner have also been informed.
The Prison Service extended its sympathies to Mr Gilmore's family.
The incident comes a few days after staff at Northern Ireland's other main jail, Maghaberry, were heavily criticised by the ombudsman Pauline McCabe over the suicide of a prisoner in an unrelated incident.
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