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Fears contaminated drugs linked to deaths of young men in Cork City
The HSE has issued warnings to agencies and services that work with vulnerable people in Cork City following the sudden deaths of two young men on the streets on Friday. Garda investig [...]
More than 1,000 inmates on bunks or mattresses in overcrowded prison cells
More than 1,000 prisoners are being crammed into cells on bunk beds or mattresses on the floor and many are forced to use toilets in front of each other. The overcrowding has led to he [...]
First drug consumption room user figures revealed
The UK's first drug consumption clinic has been used more than 130 times since it opened last week. The Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow opened on 13 January, letting people [...]
Home for Christmas? A history of temporary release for prisoners in Ireland
Analysis: Christmas amnesties for prisoners peaked in 1995 with 390 granted temporary release, but numbers have since swiftly declined. Prisoner Amnesties In 1979, during Pope John Pau [...]
Top bosses join forces to get thousands of offenders into work
Top UK business leaders will spearhead a major new drive to get thousands of offenders into stable jobs and away from a life of crime. New Employment Councils to bring probation, priso [...]
The next government needs to adopt a new approach to the criminal justice system
Saoirse Brady of the Irish Penal Reform Trust says the new government should listen to the experts when it comes to creating a functioning, humane prison system in Ireland. NOW THAT TH [...]