The initiative cost over €700,000.
Inmates in the Midlands Prison will benefit from telephones installed in their cells.
Landlines have been fitted in 4 of the 12 detention centres in the country, according to the Irish Independent.
804 phones have been installed in the Midlands Prison, which is the most of any facility in Ireland, at a cost of over €700,000.
Inmates can only call approved numbers, the duration and frequency of their calls are limited, and their calls will be recorded.
Telephones are expected to be installed in Portlaoise Prison cells by the end of the year.
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