More children affected by parents being in prison than by child homelessness

The number of people in prison who are parents may be higher than initially estimated, according to preliminary data from the Irish Prison Service.

More children affected by parents being in prison than by child homelessness

The number of people in prison who are parents may be higher than initially estimated, according to preliminary data from the Irish Prison Service.

Dr Fiona Donson, director of the Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights in the Law School of University College Cork, said the data will be published in due course, pending ethical approval.

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