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Ireland: prison overcrowding making drug problem worse, warns Irish Penal Reform Trust
Record number of people incarcerated at present and penal system operating at 112 per cent capacity. The Irish Penal Reform Trust has said that overcrowding in prisons is making it more difficult for inmates to tackle addiction problems.
Source: Irish Times (14/08/2024)