The circumstances surrounding Mark Kelly's tragic death give cause for alarm and raise questions about the capacity of prison authorities to control access to illegal drugs, particularly where a prisoner is under the highest level of observation and at risk of self harm. Read more
Director's Blog: Young boys being held without meaningful activity in a cramped prison environment could not happen in Sweden and Germany where young offenders are only ever held in constructive, activity-centred institutions. Read more
The Minister for Justice is one of the most skilled communicators in the Oireachtas, but his statements yesterday in relation to the quality of accommodation provided within the Irish Prison estate represent quite a remarkable adventure in the use of language. Read more
Director's Blog: The recent statement by the Secretary General of the Department of Justice to the effect that he favoured the winding up of the Drug Treatment Court Programme is disappointing, and in my view short-sighted. Read more
