March 27, 2003 Irish Republican Prisoner burned!
"Another Assault on Republican Prisoner in Maghaberry Gaol"

Press Release from the Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association; contact Marian Price, Chairperson, Tel. No: 07801729412

The IRPWA has received a report from Republican prisoners in Maghaberry Gaol detailing a further assault on one of the men. Fermanagh man John Connolly was out on exercise when scalding water was thrown over him from a cell window overlooking the exercise yard. John received considerable burns to his face particularly around his mouth and had to get medical treatment. This incident further highlights the dangers of the policy of forced integration adapted in this gaol. We in the IRPWA call on the authorities to see sense, stop the obvious insanity of this strategy and give these Republican prisoners Segregation on a wing of their own where their personal safety at least can be guaranteed. We call on all individuals and groups concerned with the human rights of prisoners to let their voices be heard before a more serious incident or tragedy occurs in this gaol.