Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Rehabilitative Opportunities within the Prison System: Discussion
Mr. Warren Graham:
I suppose reputation is one aspect, but other issues are also involved. In legislation and in practice, other factors are at work. Some people, for example, are in prison for crimes that disqualify them from participating in the temporary release programme or from availing of certain benefits that derive from engaging with the rehabilitation process. Basically, those prisoners just sit back. They are going to do their time, regardless of what they do, so they engage very little because they do not see the point in doing so if there are no real rewards at the end. That is another small problem.
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