Report finds 'significant' use of restrictive practices by Oberstown staff, but children feel safe

Restrictive practices — such as handcuffing children or locking them up alone in a room — at the State's only child detention centre are still “significant” and must be reduced, a new report finds.

However, the report also found that the standard of care at Oberstown Detention Campus is as high as that of "a good parent or guardian" and children there report feeling “safe”.