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The theory of a Juvenile Liaison Officer scheme in Ireland was put forward to the Minister for Justice Gerry Collins in 1985 (Revision). It has since been passed and is similar to the ASBO scheme in the UK. The main difference is that a JLO can only be given to an underage offender (-18).
Oberstown Children Detention Campus (/ ˈ oʊ b ər z ˌ t aʊ n /; Irish: Campas Coinneála Leanaí Bhaile an Oibricigh) is a youth detention centre located in the north part of County Dublin , Ireland. [3] It houses both male and female offenders. [4] [5]
The proportions in the prison population are; 17.6% are pre-trial and remand prisoners, 4.2% are females, 1.0% are under the age of 18, and 13.3% of the prisoners are foreign. The maximum number of prisoners the system can handle is 4,273; the prisons in Ireland are 87.5% full.
Irish Prison Service van parked near the Four Courts. The Irish Prison Service (IPS) (Irish: Seírbhis Phríosuin na hÉireann) manages the day-to-day operation of prisons in the Republic of Ireland. Political responsibility for the Ireland's prisons rests with the Minister of the Department of Justice.
Borstal in Ireland: Custodial provision for the young adult offender 1906-1974 (Extracts). Institute of Public Administration, Dublin, 1975. ISBN 0-902173-66-9; Kilcommins, Shane Crime, punishment, and the search for order in Ireland, Institute of Public Administration, Dublin, 2004. ISBN 978-1-904541-13-4
A modern Category A prison housing adult male long-term sentenced and remand prisoners. Various units in the establishment also accommodate Category B and C prisoners. The prison also houses a working-out unit, where prisoners can leave the prison for short periods under direct supervision, and Burren House, a detachment of Maghaberry on Crumlin Road, Belfast, serves as a Category D unit.
Responding to the Angiolini report, the Scottish Government initially planned to construct HMP Inverclyde, a large women's prison near the existing HM Prison Greenock. The new prison, built on the former site of St Columba's High School on Inverkip Road, [ 10 ] would have 300 places and would cost £75 million to construct.
As of 2022, it had a bed capacity of 296 and the daily average number of resident inmates was 262. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is immediately adjacent to Collins Barracks and near the Glen area of the city. While the current prison facility was built and opened as a €45m development in 2016, it replaced an existing 19th century prison facility on the same ...