Justice minister says prisons shouldn’t be ‘clogged up’ with shoplifters or people living with addiction
Fianna Fáil’s Jim O’Callaghan said that he wants to addressing prison overcrowdi [...]
‘The idea that people are having a great time in prison is a bit of a fallacy’
The biggest problem facing long-term inmates when they return to society is how [...]
Mountjoy grappling with an ‘overcrowding crisis’, says governor
The governor of Mountjoy Prison has said he is grappling with an “overcrowding c [...]
ASU professor, Arizona inmate work to rehabilitate the ‘imprisoned mind’
New book tells the stories of 6 incarcerated men, explores trauma-informed treat [...]
‘Prison is not a place for rehabilitation’: jailed rapper Marnz Malone on confronting inmate suicide
In November 2022, one year into an 11-year prison sentence for firearm charges, [...]
‘Katie was too scared in prison to keep living’
The brother of a young woman who took her own life while in a young person's pri [...]
Fears contaminated drugs linked to deaths of young men in Cork City
The HSE has issued warnings to agencies and services that work with vulnerable p [...]
More than 1,000 inmates on bunks or mattresses in overcrowded prison cells
More than 1,000 prisoners are being crammed into cells on bunk beds or mattresse [...]
First drug consumption room user figures revealed
The UK's first drug consumption clinic has been used more than 130 times since i [...]
Home for Christmas? A history of temporary release for prisoners in Ireland
Analysis: Christmas amnesties for prisoners peaked in 1995 with 390 granted temp [...]