‘A prison system overwhelmed, overstretched, and unable to uphold the fundamental rights of many people in its care’ – that is the stark messaging coming from a report from the The Irish Penal Reform Trust today.  We discuss further with Saoirse Brady, Executive Director, Irish Penal Reform Trust.

‘A prison system overwhelmed, overstretched, and unable to uphold the fundamental rights of many people in its care’ – that is the stark messaging coming from a report from the The Irish Penal Reform Trust today. We discuss further with Saoirse Brady, Executive Director, Irish Penal Reform Trust.

‘A prison system overwhelmed, overstretched, and unable to uphold the fundamental rights of many people in its care’ – that is the stark messaging coming from a report from the The Irish Penal Reform Trust today.&nbsp;&nbsp;We discuss further with Saoirse Brady, Executive Director, Irish Penal Reform Trust.

Irish prisons slammed as overcrowded and overstretched

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