RTÉ Radio 1: This Week - Prison Overcrowding
20th October 2024
On 20 October, Gavin O'Callaghan of RTÉ Radio 1 reported on prison overcrowding. He spoke to Irish Penal Reform Trust Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, as well as families of people in prison and the Prison Officers Association.
Saoirse spoke about the need to address prison overcrowding in the short and long term, mentioned the recently released Prison Overcrowding Response Group report and spoke about the solutions.
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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