Nearly half of females jailed out on release

The overcrowding crisis in women’s prisons continues to deepen, with 40% of female inmates being let out on temporary release due to a dire shortage of space.

Nearly half of females jailed out on release
Thu, 08 May, 2014 - 01:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

It comes as Prison Service director general Michael Donnellan will attend the Prison Officers’ Association annual delegate conference today.

Alan Shatter had been due to attend.

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