Is the minister getting the message on prisons?

I WONDER if the Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, listens to anyone but himself.

Is the minister getting the message on prisons?
Wed, 31 May, 2006 - 01:00
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Does he listen to prison officers when they tell him about overcrowding in Cork Prison?

Does he listen to experts when they tell him rehabilitation of prisoners, and not incarceration, is the answer?

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