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'More than just a prisoner', a short film from @PrisonersEd shows how access to education can change prisoners' lives youtube.com/watch?v=KQ0lZB… 5:53 AM May 25th via web
Liam will be on @lstwrd at 16.45 today discussing how prison should always remain a measure of last resort 8:23 AM May 24th via web
With lots of news about prisoner voting,here's a great report from User Voice about creating democracy within prisons tiny.cc/ym9sew 4:54 AM May 24th via web
Dublin woman given maximum 3 year sentence for welfare fraud. tiny.cc/ta9sew 'Prison needs to be a measure of last resort' 4:40 AM May 24th via web
epicireland Great seminar/discussion on Aftercare this morning - PILA and Barnardos with Action for Aftercare -still pushing for legislative footing 6:37 AM May 23rd via web Retweeted by IPRT
'Ireland and UNCAT: One Year On' - impact to be discussed 28 May '12 in Dublin, hosted by @ICCLtweet and @maglaundries: bit.ly/Ka3I38 3:50 AM May 23rd via web
sacro_ Allowing short term prisoners a vote can assist with rehabilitation by encouraging engagement with society. sacro.org.uk/index.html via @sacro_ 3:06 AM May 23rd via Tweet Button Retweeted by IPRT and 2 others
Hans_Dominicus Community sentences outperform prison sentences by 12.8 percentage points in reducing reoffending. guardian.co.uk/society/2012/m… 9:49 AM May 22nd via Safari on iOS Retweeted by IPRT and 5 others
ChildRightsIRL Communications and Administrative Assistant - an Internship VACANCY is available childrensrights.ie/about-us/vacan… via @childrightsirl 2:34 AM May 23rd via Tweet Button Retweeted by IPRT
councilofeurope councilofeurope Italy: Convicted prisoner’s vote ban “not disproportionate”: The Court found that the disenfranc... bit.ly/KjNnbo 8:18 AM May 22nd via twitterfeed Retweeted by IPRT and 1 other
Inspector of Prisons' Annual Report for 2011 just published: justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/… 8:12 AM May 22nd via web
TheHowardLeague We are looking to publish the best 3 masters dissertations that concern penal reform from 2011/12 - £1,000 prize howardleague.org/research_john_… Pls RT 3:09 AM May 22nd via web Retweeted by IPRT and 20 others
On low recidivism: "Partly that's down to the prison system, but it's also the result of a much better welfare system." bit.ly/Kh4jxt 7:49 AM May 21st via web
For example: "If you have very few activities, your prisoners become more aggressive"... bit.ly/Kh4jxt 7:47 AM May 21st via web
Lots of common sense in this article on Halden, a Norwegian high-security jail: bit.ly/Kh4jxt 7:46 AM May 21st via web
ICCLtweet The Human Rights in Under a Minute Challenge shortlist is online!Choose winner to air on RTÉ #twotube bit.ly/l4ZC9D @imsineadkennedy 7:42 AM May 21st via web Retweeted by IPRT and 2 others
Not widely known: a Spent Convictions Scheme already exists in Ireland for offences committed when aged under 18: iprt.ie/contents/2335 7:43 AM May 21st via web
JuvLaw1975 Justice Dept rule helps prevent youth from sexual abuse in prisons, jails by banning them from being housed w/ adults 1.usa.gov/MAfjdA 7:39 AM May 21st via TweetDeck Retweeted by IPRT and 4 others
Everything you need to know about the Spent Convictions Bill iprt.ie/contents/2332 1:27 AM May 18th via web
'Using the ECHR in prison law cases: Lessons from Scotland' - seminar 30th May, 6-7.30pm in DIT: iprt.ie/contents/2333 3:23 AM May 17th via web