Seanad debates
Thursday, 24 October 2002
Crime Levels: Statements.
Community service should be more widely used. I mentioned the revolving door system in prisons. We should also examine drug use in prisons. I understand that it probably brings a certain degree of order in prisons, but many people who went into prison clean have come out addicted to drugs. That is unacceptable. They tend to become educational institutes for crime. I have seen many hard people go to prison and come out as drug peddlers because they came into contact with people whose criminal operations were more sophisticated.
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