9th June 2005
IPRT Executive Director Rick Lines will give the keynote address at the Annual Summer Law Academy Dinner.
The Summer Law Academy is a joint initiative between the Law Schools of University College Dublin, NUI Galway and the University of Missouri (Kansas City). The programmme brings US Law School students to Ireland over a five week study period.
Mr. Lines will speak on the topic "The Americanization of the Irish prison system".
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.