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How do we address the issue of prison overcrowding?

Over recent months, we have heard about the overcrowding crisis in prisons around the country, wi...

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11.45 16 Nov 2025


How do we address the issue of prison overcrowding?


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Over recent months, we have heard about the overcrowding crisis in prisons around the country, with the Inspector of Prisons recently saying that prisons are operating at up to 150% capacity. Joining Anton to discuss how we can look to solve the issue of overcrowding in prisons is: 

Former Mountjoy Prison Governor, John Lonergan

Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, Saoirse Brady

Robert Cullen, a former prisoner of Mountjoy


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