Irish Penal Reform Trust Links Poverty to Criminal Justice System - RTÉ News
25th March 2026
RTÉ news bulletins covered the launch of IPRT’s report From Punishment to Prevention: Poverty, Inequality and Pathways into the Irish Criminal Justice System, highlighting how the organisation has linked poverty, disadvantage, and structural inequality to higher rates of imprisonment. IPRT emphasised that criminalisation is often shaped by circumstance rather than choice and called for a shift toward preventative, community-based responses to reduce entry into the criminal justice system.
Listen to the broadcast here.
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