Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Penal Reform: Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice

9:00 am

Mr. Eoin Carroll:

I was fortunate enough to visit Grendon Prison in the United Kingdom. It is a therapeutic community prison. I went there with representatives of the Prison Officers Association. We were meant to have somebody in attendance from the Irish Prison Service, but as there was an industrial dispute taking place between it and the Prison Officers Association, unfortunately a representative did not travel. Grendon Prison is certainly a good model. I do not know whether any member has had the opportunity to visit Coolmine.

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