Making sure Oberstown’s children are kept in the picture

As a strategic plan for Oberstown Detention Campus is launched today, progress is already underway to ensure the interests of the child are central to everything done at the facility, writes Ursula Kilkelly.

Unlike many other countries, where punitive policies waxed and waned, Ireland has in recent years witnessed steady but significant progress towards a modern youth justice system based on principles of welfare and diversion.