Call for change on disproportionate  numbers of Travellers in prison

Pavee Point is calling for specific measures to minimise the risk of young Travellers entering the criminal justice system.

One in four women in prison is from a Traveller background, despite the ethnic group making up just 0.7% of the overall population.

With 19% of youths detained in Oberstown also from a Traveller background, there have been claims that Travellers are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system.