Minister pledges to end detention of children at St Patrick's

The detention of 16- and 17-year-old boys in St Patrick's adult Institution in Dublin is to come to an end within two years, Children's Minister Frances Fitzgerald said today.

Minister pledges to end detention of children at St Patrick's
Mon, 02 Apr, 2012 - 16:11

The detention of 16- and 17-year-old boys in St Patrick's adult Institution in Dublin is to come to an end within two years, Children's Minister Frances Fitzgerald said today.

Minister Fitzgerald stated that €50m of capital funding will go towards to the development of six new detention units for youth offenders.

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