Jailbirds make eager university pupils

The taxpayer is funding Open University (OU) courses for criminals in our jails to learn more about... crime.

Jailbirds make eager university pupils
Tue, 11 Nov, 2014 - 00:00
Gordon Deegan

Figures provided by the Department of Justice confirm that the Irish Prison Service last year spent €153,990 on 62 prisoners to sit OU courses.

The spend, revealed in response to an FoI request, was part of a €1.3m outlay by the IPS on prison education programme in 2013.

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