In a pre-budget submission, the department said staff and prisoners would face ‘acute risks’ and rehabilitation would be ‘severely curtailed’. They warned that overcrowding in prisons is likely to get worse and requested at least €48 million in extra funding.
In a pre-budget submission, the department said staff and prisoners would face ‘acute risks’ and rehabilitation would be ‘severely curtailed’Some 5,000 people are in the State's prison system, nearly 300 more than when the Department of Justice warned of the risks of increased overcrowdingIt said coping with the rise in numbers would be extremely challenging and was likely to lead to “increased tensions” that would inevitably lead to a risk of physical assaults and increased dangers for...
The submission added: “In addition to the acute risks this brings to staff and prisoners alike, overcrowding also severely curtails rehabilitation services, including access to schools and workshops.” The department had failed to provide copies of the pre-budget documents under Freedom of Information legislation and only released them after an appeal was made to the Information Commissioner.
It said the extra €5.9 million for the Probation Service would be used to “help alleviate the ... overcrowding” and expand other services for ex-prisoners. It said €6.45 million would be needed to help get a new “GSOC successor body” established and €5.5 million for a newly established Gambling Regulatory Authority.
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