Children's group urges Govt to open young offenders centre

The Children's Rights Alliance has said the practice of detaining young offenders at St Patrick's Institution must stop.

The Children's Rights Alliance has said the practice of detaining young offenders at St Patrick's Institution must stop.

The group said St Patrick's is dubbed the "crime school" and the Government must review its decision to postpone the new detention centre in Oberstown, north Co. Dublin.

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