First meeting of Prison Education Task Force held in Mountjoy Prison attended by Minister for Justice Simon Harris and Minister of State.
Almost 70 per cent of those who end up in prison have left school by the age of 14 and many have undiscovered issues such as dyslexia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new taskforce of prisoner education has been told.
The first meeting of the Prison Education Task Force was held in Mountjoy Prison on Wednesday and was attended by Minister for Justice Simon Harris and Minister of State James Browne.
Speaking to the media outside the prison, both Ministers said the taskforce – which is a joint initiative of the Department of Justice and the Department of Higher Education – would be an important tool in reducing rates of recidivism.
