Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Rehabilitative Opportunities within the Prison System: Discussion
Michael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source
When I was Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, I attended a meeting of governors that was held in the training unit at Midlands Prison. I suggested we should aim towards drug testing to really assist in rehabilitation. I am glad that generation of governors is not representative of today's generation, but there was a somewhat glazed look in their eyes when I proposed the routine drug testing of prisoners.
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