Can’t afford €30 bail – Why cost-of-living crisis is keeping Irish prisons overcrowded
75% of people in custody report being unemployed on committal, while more than 10% are homeless. A growing number of people are remaining behind bars in Ireland because they can’t afford bail. This unexpected consequence of the cost-of-living crisis is piling the pressure on an already overcrowded prison system. It is also costing the taxpayer […]
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Death row prisoner has ordered the mother of all last meals
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FEATURE: Inside the walls of Ireland’s most progressive prison
Shelton Abbey, just outside Arklow in County Wicklow, is not like any other Irish prison. Run by Governor Conal Healy, the prison is at the forefront of trying to create a more stable, peaceful environment for its inmates – whose crimes range from petty offences to drug trafficking to murder – with a view to […]
10 years ago