Irish Penal Reform Trust

Today FM: Worst overcrowding in living memory?

16th October 2009

We have lost site of our primary objective, which is to cut crime rates and make society safer; instead current policies appear focussed on putting people in prison.

Liam Herrick spoke to Matt Cooper on yesterday's 'The Last Word' on the negative effects of bad policy decisions in the area of justice.

Listen to the programme here (scroll forward to just over half way.)

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