A Fair and Effective Penal System
This week, Labour launched its plans to overhaul the penal system in this country. It is quite clear that the current system doesn’t work and is not effective - least of all it is not cost-effective.
In the past ten years the prison population has almost doubled and at an average cost per prisoner of €79,307, it is the most expensive in the world.
Labour want a cheaper and more effective alternatives to prison be provided for. The current system only exacerbates the problem. By adopting the policies in this document, we believe it will provide both social and economic benefits.
I would encourage you to take a look at the document by clicking here.
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