Caron McCaffrey was appointed Director General of the Irish Prison Service in December 2018 and is responsible for managing an annual budget of 395 million euros. She is the first woman to hold the highest leadership position in the Irish Prison Service, where she has been spearheading key strategic changes.
The new strategy, launched in 2019, was shaken by the challenges resulting from the pandemic, but in this interview, Director McCaffrey reveals that her administration remained focused on enhancing the services provided to inmates and improving and expanding the prison estate, among other major goals.
Since October 2021 she has also been the President of EuroPris (the European Organisation of Prison and Correctional Services). At EuroPris she is committed to developing expertise, best practices and professionalism within the prison sector.
