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The Irish Times: Youth Crime

1st February 2010

At last, measures to supervise and rehabilitate troubled juveniles within their own communities and keep them out of prison are having a measurable effect.

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Irish Independent: 3,500 jailed for not paying fines in 2009

1st February 2010

3,500 people were jailed in 2009 for failing to pay court-ordered fines, including more than 60 who had received fines for not having a TV licence. Report by Louise Hogan and Shane Phelan.

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Northern Ireland: Leaving Prison Mentors

18th January 2010

The Prince’s Trust is now looking for former offenders (with experience of prison) to be positive role models for young adults in custody.

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Dublin: Community service pilot project to clean graffiti

18th January 2010

A pilot project between the Probation Service and Dublin City Council will see convicted offenders clean graffiti from city centre buildings in the coming months, reports Olivia Kelly in today's Irish Times.

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Job Opportunity: Network of Ex-prisoner Voluntary Agencies (NEVA) Coordinator

11th January 2010

NEVA (Network of Ex-prisoner Voluntary Agencies) is a national umbrella group of community/voluntary agencies that work with prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families. NEVA wishes to recruit a part-time Coordinator for an initial 12 month contract.

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Imprisonment for failure to pay fines jumps by over 50%

31st December 2009

3,366 people were imprisoned in Ireland for failing to pay fines up to the end of October 2009; this represents an increase of over 50% on the total figure for 2008.

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IPRT welcomes publication of Report on Restorative Justice

17th December 2009

IPRT welcomes the publication of the Final Report from the National Commission on Restorative Justice, and calls for its recommendations to be fully implemented within the specified time.

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Children's Mental Health Coalition launched

15th December 2009

The Irish Government is failing children with mental health difficulties, and urgent reform of the mental health system for children and young people is desperately needed. IPRT is one of 38 organisations who have been brought together to form the Children’s Mental Health Coalition...

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Latest prisoner numbers: 7th December 2009.

11th December 2009

The latest prison numbers reveal that there were 4,051 in custody on 7th December 2009; this figure includes 49 children imprisoned in St Patrick's Institution, which is in breach of international human rights standards.

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Ireland to have rigorous inspection by CPT in 2010

6th December 2009

The Sunday Business Post has reported that Ireland is one of ten countries identified for special scrutiny of its treatment of detainees in prisons and police stations.

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