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Today FM: Balancing the right to privacy with public safety 23rd June 2010 
Liam Herrick joins Irish Daily Star editor Ger Colleran for a discussion of released sex offenders. Read more
Medical Independent: Lights out on prison healthcare 10th June 2010
"With a rapidly-growing prison population, dwindling resources and dangerous, stressful conditions, doctors working in our prisons are firefighting in terms of inmate healthcare," writes Ailbhe Jordan. Read more
Irish Examiner: Prison drug use to be studied 2nd June 2010
A study on drug use in prison and the possible need for needle exchanges in jails will begin this autumn. Read more
Irish Examiner: Calls for better services to stop convicts reoffending 26th May 2010
The launch of IPRT's Report on Reintegration of Prisoners in Ireland covered in the Irish Examiner. Read more
TV3 MidWeek: Conditions in Mountjoy Prison 26th May 2010
Colette Fitzpatrick talks to John Lonergan, Paul Mckay and Liam Herrick about the conditions in Mountjoy Prison. Read more
RTÉ News at One: Concern over numbers of reoffenders 25th May 2010
RTÉ reporter Caitríona Perry interviewed the speakers at the launch of the IPRT report '"It's like stepping on a landmine..." - Reintegration of Prisoners in Ireland'. In the news item, a former prisoner articulated the difficulties faced in reintegrating into society after release. Read more
Irish Times: 60% of prisoners likely to reoffend, says report 25th May 2010
IPRT highlights the need for a greater commitment to the reintegration of prisoners. Read more
The Sunday Times: Jail upgrades spark doubts over ‘super-prison’ 23rd May 2010
Existing prisons are being extended as Thornton Hall becomes a 'long-term' objective, and calls for spent convictions legislation. Read more
Mountjoy Under Spotlight at Justice Committee Meeting 21st May 2010
Former Mountjoy Visiting Committee member, Paul Mckay, appeared yesterday before the Justice Committee to express his concern at the conditions in the prison. Read more
Irish Times: Parents behind bars 18th May 2010
As Ireland’s prison population grows, more children are having to cope with the stigma and loneliness of a parent in jail, writes Sheila Wayman in 'The Irish Times'. Read more