Prison crisis 'completely out of control'

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has expressed 'grave concern' over the increases in prison numbers revealed in the Irish Prison Service's annual report today.

Commenting on the publication of the IPS Annual Report 2009, the penal reform campaign organisation stressed that the figures, while alarming, are now seven months out of date and the most recent figures available from 2010 are considerably higher.