Irish Penal Reform Trust

Newstalk Breakfast - how to reduce the size of our prison population

9th August 2012

IPRT's Liam Herrick was interviewed by Newstalk Breakfast, following the publication of the Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2011. Liam examines the increasing number of women and fine defaulters being sent to prison, and suggests strategies to address these offences more effectively.

  • Listen back to interview (Part 2, at 15 mins) here.

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