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Prisoners on best behaviour get to swap cell block for garden shop
An open prison in Cavan offers greater freedom and responsibility to inmates, while also helping prepare them for life after their release. Open the café door gingerly, not sure what t [...]
‘I feel super gassed’: Lady Unchained, the prison radio host playing inmates’ raps
Hosted by poet and broadcaster Lady Unchained, Free Flow lets prisoners phone in their raps – and one has even recorded a single. We go behind the scenes of the show, which is up for t [...]
Appetising, delicious food served up to prisoners? It works for the Nordic countries
Inmates cook together, eat together – and sometimes even forage together. It puts Britain’s rat-infested facilities to shame. I spent three weeks visiting prisons across Scandinavia to [...]
Fishmongers’ Hall heroes in housing project for ex-inmates
Many prisoners are homeless after release but former inmate and probation worker want to fix that. Darryn Frost and Steve Gallant are still dealing with the trauma of tackling a terror [...]
The Dublin 7 coffee company staffed by former prisoners
The busy Four Courts outlet was set up to give its workforce a second chance. Interesting people congregate around the coffee cart in the yard of the Four Courts. Barristers with horse [...]
Life after jail: ‘Government does not care about prisoner rehabilitation’
Irish society and politicians do not care or believe in the rehabilitation of prisoners, according to a paper co-authored by a Corkman who ended up homeless after serving a sentence fo [...]