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Prisons Rules 2007Solitary confinement (i.e., confinement in a cell) is permitted in respect of breaches of prison discipline, but shall not exceed three days. However, as the Irish Penal Reform Trust points out, other sanctions can be applied to prisoners for longer periods the effect of which is akin to solitary confinement. The doctor is obligated to visit the prisoner as soon as possible and to keep his medical condition under review. If the order is to remain in force for more than twenty-one days, the governor must provide a full report to the Director General of the Prison Service, which includes the prisoner’s views, and the Director General must authorise any continuation of the order.

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