The Guardian view on criminal record checks: the case for second chances
There are good reasons for the existence of the current system of criminal reco [...]
Ministry of Justice and NHS England Come Out In Support of Prison Recovery Wings
Following a decade of decline, and months of rumours, a Ministry of Justice pre [...]
Man wants to stay in jail for psychiatric help
A 22-year-old man is receiving the vital mental health treatment he requires wh [...]
Bike social enterprise to get €548,000 investment
A bicycle sale, repairs and upcycling shop, which works with people with a hist [...]
Why campaigners want prisoners released on Wednesdays rather than Fridays
The Ministry of Justice says it will "carefully consider" the proposed law chan [...]
Elevating prison service based on an evolutionary and responsive strategy
Caron McCaffrey was appointed Director General of the Irish Prison Service in De [...]
Warning of ‘human catastrophe’ as more turn to drink and drugs to ‘numb stress’ of cost of living
Charities are warning of a "human catastrophe" as more people turn to drugs and [...]
Is Nature the Key to Rehabilitating Prisoners?
Once released, the formerly incarcerated face a daunting set of challenges—a j [...]
Lives at risk over mental health failings – Psychiatrists
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has said that Government failings on men [...]
We Make Good: A social enterprise in the business of doing good
Successful businesses generate profit, but what they then do with that profit ca [...]