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Prisoners with dementia face ‘inhuman treatment’

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The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has called for the introduction of an over-50s clinic in every prison in Ireland to meet the specific medical needs of the ageing prison population, warning that the detention of those with dementia could be deemed “inhuman or degrading treatment”.