“Education and training allow people to see alternative choices.” Prisoners in Ireland close to their release date are set to be offered apprenticeships as a means of helping them back to work. On Monday, Minister of Higher Education Simon Harris and the Minister of State at the Department of Justice James Browne will announce that […]
2 years ago
Both men were arrested in relation to an unauthorised taking of a vehicle. Update: 6.35pm, 16 October. The two prisoners who absconded from Loughan House in Cavan have been arrested and detained by Gardaí. A statement issued by a Garda spokesperson to JOE on Saturday evening reads: “Gardaí in Cavan were alerted to an incident […]
4 years ago
The prisoner has been “unlawfully at large” since Monday evening. A search is ongoing for a prisoner who absconded from Loughan House in Cavan. The prisoner escaped from the open, low-security prison on Monday evening (4 October). In a statement to JOE, an Irish Prison Service spokesperson said: “The Irish Prison Service can confirm a […]
4 years ago