The 26-year-old inmate who had tried to take his own life was rushed to hospital after paramedics were freed from the lift, but he was pronounced dead less than 15 minutes after arrival View 2 Images The Midlands Prison in Portlaoise (Image: Collins Photo Agency Dublin)

A 26-year-old prisoner who tried to take his own life in his cell faced delays reaching hospital when paramedics carrying him on a stretcher became stuck in a lift at the Midlands Prison , an inquiry has discovered. The inmate was rushed to Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise after the electrical malfunction causing the issue was fixed, but he was declared dead less than 15 minutes after arriving.

Medical help had already been postponed because prison staff had failed to answer the call system triggered

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