Children's Ombudsman criticises civil servant's jail-fears comments

One of the country’s most senior civil servants has been criticised by the Ombudsman for Children over claims that he ignored young prisoners’ fears about jail.

Children's Ombudsman criticises civil servant's jail-fears comments

One of the country’s most senior civil servants has been criticised by the Ombudsman for Children over claims that he ignored young prisoners’ fears about jail.

Emily Logan claims the secretary general of the Department of Justice misrepresented a scathing report she carried out on 16 and 17-year-olds in St Patrick’s Institution.

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