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:

The model works. More than likely, it would have to be used in a small facility. Staff in Grendon Prison told us that the success of the facility was related to it not being co-located with the prison. In Ireland it has been suggested we have the facility as an annex, but the culture of the larger prison would wipe out that of the therapeutic community.