Karl Dalton
Karl Dalton is the general secretary of the Prison Officers’ Association (POA) in Ireland, where he has been vocal about the alarming levels of overcrowding in the country's prisons. Recently, he highlighted the critical situation at Mountjoy Prison, which reached a record 1,000 inmates, leading to increased tensions and risks of violence within the facilities. Dalton has been advocating for better management of prison conditions and has expressed concerns about the implications of overcrowding on the safety of both staff and inmates.
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Karl Dalton, the general secretary of the Prison Officers’ Association, expressed concerns about the overcrowding in prisons.
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