TOUGH UPBRINGING | Dublin fitness guru opens up on being sucked into gang crime after dad jailed for killing child
"You become a runner first, doing odd-jobs, gaining trust, earning money.” An in [...]
Longest serving probation officer: ‘Nail ’em, jail ’em policies will not solve repeat offending’
Gerry McNally has spent 45 years at the coal face of the Irish Probation Service [...]
Working for the Irish Prison Service
The Irish Prison Service offers some of the most interesting and rewarding clini [...]
Oberstown children paint a brighter future with Gardaí
A mural created by young people at Oberstown Children Detention Campus and membe [...]
Left to rot: how a prisoner cleaned up Panama’s dirtiest jail – and its inmates
La Joyita prison was notorious for its squalor but a recycling scheme has helped [...]
In pictures: New exhibition showcasing sport in prisons set to mark Prisons Week
Landing curling, gymnastics and an official Belfast Marathon are among the sport [...]
Prison lessons from the Netherlands
Your report (UK could rent space in foreign jails to ease shortage of cells, 3 O [...]
Cork court-referral progamme sees young cocaine users avoid criminal conviction
A Cork health intervention programme has seen 189 young cocaine users avoiding a [...]
New Prison Education Service to cut crime
Overhaul of learning behind bars to include specialist teaching staff, apprentic [...]
From prison and homelessness to a new life and prospects for Lloyd
At school he was classed as a troublemaker, at home he was seen as a disruptive [...]