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:
Communication is key and a restorative justice approach would be amazing. I know some guys who have asked for it and came up against some barriers with finding out how exactly it is run. They only recently found out it is run through the Probation Service. It is available but not easily got. Of course, a consensus is needed among all the parties involved but it is massively important to many guys who come in here, especially first-time offenders and those who are in prison as a result of accidental incidents that might have resulted in a crime taking place. As Ms Joyce said, if restorative justice is to be advertised more and made available, it would be a phenomenal achievement. I would surmise the uptake would be quite astounding from a prisoner perspective.
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