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 went into jail at 20 years of age. Fortunately there was a group of older guys who set me on the right track. They told me of their experiences of being in and out of the system for so long. They told me not to do what they had done. There is room for peer support or a peer-to-peer mentoring scheme with young offenders involving people like me who have engaged in rehabilitation and want to continue to engage and help others engage. There is the possibility of this engagement through peer-to-peer support. If they are in a separate unit, as Mr Black said, they could access particular opportunities and access school to get them on the same track as me and others like me.
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