Prisons to ease sex offender therapy backlog
The Irish Prison Service has sought to ease fears of a backlog of sex offenders waiting to enter its tailored treatment programme. This follows criticism from a visiting committee at one of the country’s main jails.
The Visiting Committee for Arbour Hill prison — one of two jails that deal with men convicted of sexual violence — warned in its recently published 2017 annual report of “an ongoing waiting list for prisoners to engage in the psychology services”.
