Niamh McCormack

Mark Kelly, Chief Inspector of Prisons in Ireland, and Niamh McCormack, Legal and Public Affairs Manager at the Irish Penal Reform Trust, discuss the alarming conditions in Irish prisons. Kelly reveals severe overcrowding and its impact on prisoner life, highlighting insufficient mental health care and treatment gaps. He emphasizes that long lockdowns hinder rehabilitation opportunities. Both guests advocate for alternative approaches to incarceration, warning that the current system is in crisis and urgently needs political intervention.