Ahern: We are taking measures

JUSTICE MINISTER Dermot Ahern said measures were being taken to try and keep the prison population in Mountjoy below 600.

Ahern: We are taking measures
Fri, 25 Sep, 2009 - 01:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

This is 60 short of what the Inspector of Prisons is calling for, but would be 80 less than the prison population last May.

Mr Ahern said they were cutting prison numbers in Mountjoy by:

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