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Subject: Prison Denial

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Date Posted: 18:17:02 08/13/02 Tue
In reply to: 06/10/02 's message, "Mailed" on 18:03:28 08/13/02 Tue

> oct5th_vets68@hotmail.com
>
>
>From :
>"Northern Ireland Prison Service"
>
>
>To :
>"Civil Rights" ,
>, ,
>,
>
>Subject :
>Re: OFFICIAL COMPLAINT
>
>Date :
>Tue, 11 Jun 2002 13:23:53 +0100
>
>Dear Sir,
>
>Thank you for your email of yesterday.
>
>You raise two issues, which I shall deal with in turn.
>
>Firstly, staff on the switchboard at Maghaberry Prison
>on Saturday remember receiving a call from someone
>asking for a Prison Chaplain. They told the caller
>there was no chaplain on duty. They strongly deny
>either being rude or cutting the caller off. You imply that staff treat callers differently depending on their perceived >religion. We would vigorously deny such an allegation.

>Our staff are aware of and fulfil their duty to deal
>fairly and equitably with those with whom they come
>into contact. That aside, we find it difficult to
>understand the basis of your allegation, because it
>seems predicated on the irrational presumption that
>the caller assumed knowledge of the religion of the
>person answering the phone.
>
>Secondly, you ask about compassionate temporary
>release (CTR) for Mr McLaughlin. He has had two
>periods of CTR to see his critically ill grandchild.
>Each application for CTR is judged individually on its
>merits.
>
>It is simply not possible to say whether future
>applications will be successful or not. It will depend
>on the circumstances pertaining at the time.
>
>For this reason it is obviously not possible to
>predict future periods of CTR for any prisoner.
>
>Mr McLaughlin's CTR was given to enable him to visit
>his grandchild. If he wishes a period of CTR to visit
>his mother, then that would require a separate
>application and that too will be considered and judged
>on its merits.
>
>I hope this puts your mind at rest.
>
>
>M. McCaffrey
>Press & Communications Unit
>Northern Ireland Prison Service
>
>website: www.niprisonservice.gov.uk
>e-mail: info@niprisonservice.gov.uk
>
>

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