Government announce plans to give prisoners apprenticeships in new scheme
“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
Two prisoners who absconded from Loughan House in Cavan arrested by Gardaí
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
Gardaí searching for prisoner who absconded in Cavan
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