Call to speed up release of 17-year-old boys from jail

The Irish Penal Reform Trust has welcomed the release of the last 16-year-old child from jail, ending a much-condemned aspect of Ireland’s prison system.

The trust has now called for action to be taken in relation to 17-year-old boys, who remain locked up in St Patrick’s Institution.

The IPRT was commenting on yesterday’s report in the Irish Examiner, which detailed the release of the last remaining 16-year-old from the Dublin prison.