12th March 2024
In March 2024, Saoirse Brady, Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, joined Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL on the Fifth Court podcast, Ireland's legal podcast that won Law Society Award for Legal Podcast of the Year.
They talked about all things prisons related, including the problems caused by mental health issues in prisons and our recent report "Secondary Punishment" that shows that a large majority (9 out of 10) of employers surveyed for the reseach are willing to give people who have spent time in custody in prison a chance in the workplace. On the date of recording the Irish Prison System was at 107% capacity.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.