I've seen a number of defendants have psychiatric assessments remanded to the cmh from prison.

johnfás wrote:

cactus flower wrote:

I would imagine that few people locked up in the Joy would be in the best mental state. Women apparently find incarceration extremely difficult to cope with.

The people incarcerated in the Dóchas Centre are not incarcerated in the conventional prison sense of the word as they are in the Men's prison. In the Men's prison they are kept in a cell for 18 hours of the day with a bucket to deficate in which they must then share a cell with throughout their evening meal and their night's sleep. In the Dóchas centre they are detained in their rooms for a far lesser period each day and every room is en suite and includes cable television. Television seemingly lowers the risk of a defendant attempting suicide. No such luck in the men's prison I am afraid. The difference between each both in terms of the mode of incarceration and the facilities afforded are stark.

I'm in agreement here and am very thankful that it was the Dóchas centre that Maura was sent to.