Calls to reserve prisons during pandemic for offenders who are 'serious risk'

There are calls for the courts to only commit serious criminals to prison during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Calls to reserve prisons during pandemic for offenders who are 'serious risk'

There are calls for the courts to only commit serious criminals to prison during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Irish Prison Service says none of the nearly 3,800 inmates in jail have tested positive for coronavirus.

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