RTÉ News: Six One - Overcrowding contributing to drug problems in prison
14th August 2024
Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, featured on the RTÉ News Six One speaking about overcrowding contributing to drug problems in prison.
She highlighted that there are:
- Over 5,000 people in prison for the first time
- 2,000 people in prison on mental health waiting lists
- That there are not enough addiction counsellors
Watch back RTÉ News on the RTÉ player from 2 minutes in. (available for playback until 18 August 2024)
Related items:
- Prisoner numbers on course to reach 'unimaginable' level - The Irish Examiner
- Number of non-nationals in Irish jails has more than doubled in past five years - Irish Mail on Sunday
- Urgent calls to address major overcrowding in Limerick Prison - Limerick Post
- No beds for over 100 people in Cork Prison - The Echo
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