Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Penal Reform: Discussion (Resumed)
9:00 am
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I thank the witnesses for coming in. Mr. Geiran mentioned in his presentation that women are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system. What does he mean by that? Is it a reference to the fact there are much fewer numbers of women in prison? What does it mean?
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