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# criminal-justice - Monday 2 December, 2019

Ireland is failing to meet its obligations regarding hate crime, report says
# Hate Speech
# Hate Speech

Ireland is failing to meet its obligations regarding hate crime, report says

Dec 2nd 2019, 2:03 PM 8,037 Views 30 Comments

The report was written as an alternative to previous hate crime reports submitted to the United Nations.

# criminal-justice - Monday 29 April, 2019

Irish citizens who commit serious offences abroad will be open to prosecution from today
# Criminal Justice
# Criminal Justice

Irish citizens who commit serious offences abroad will be open to prosecution from today

Apr 29th 2019, 7:18 AM 20,972 Views 23 Comments

The law enables Ireland to ratify the Istanbul Convention.

# criminal-justice - Tuesday 23 April, 2019

Almost all women in Irish prisons are there for committing petty crime
# Law And Order
# Law And Order

Almost all women in Irish prisons are there for committing petty crime

Apr 23rd 2019, 12:05 AM 45,295 Views 43 Comments

95% of women in jail are committed for crimes such as shoplifting, failure to pay fines or handling stolen goods.

# criminal-justice - Thursday 31 May, 2018

Trump holds meeting with Kim Kardashian days away from historic summit with North Korea leader
# Criminal Justice
# Criminal Justice

Trump holds meeting with Kim Kardashian days away from historic summit with North Korea leader

May 31st 2018, 7:17 AM 46,781 Views 66 Comments

Kardashian was expected to meet aide Jared Kushner but in the end she met with President Donald Trump.

# criminal-justice - Thursday 25 January, 2018

The 'sexy' side of criminal law - fixing wrongful convictions, and why people confess to crimes they didn't commit
# Making Amends
# Making Amends

The 'sexy' side of criminal law - fixing wrongful convictions, and why people confess to crimes they didn't commit

Jan 25th 2018, 6:05 AM 11,686 Views 8 Comments

Living your life after 20 years spent outside society for a crime you didn’t commit is no joke says president of the Innocence Project of Iowa Brian Farrell.

# criminal-justice - Saturday 21 February, 2015

Leo: Some people told me to shut up and keep my head down
# Loose Lips Leo
# Loose Lips Leo

Leo: Some people told me to shut up and keep my head down

Feb 21st 2015, 3:05 PM 32,739 Views 152 Comments

The Fine Gael national conference has been talking crime and the economic recovery this morning.

# criminal-justice - Friday 10 October, 2014

Sexual assault patients could have more time to keep biological evidence
# Preserved
# Preserved

Sexual assault patients could have more time to keep biological evidence

Oct 10th 2014, 2:34 PM 8,900 Views 8 Comments

It is planned that biological evidence could be kept for up to a year.

# criminal-justice - Thursday 21 November, 2013

Big increase in number of women being sent to jail
# Overcrowding
# Overcrowding

Big increase in number of women being sent to jail

Nov 21st 2013, 8:15 AM 8,511 Views 75 Comments

The number of women being sent to jail has increased by one third in the last three years, while the number of men being imprisoned has levelled off.

# criminal-justice - Monday 15 July, 2013

Lisa McInerney: So St Pat's is to close - but that's just the first step
# Opinion
# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: So St Pat's is to close - but that's just the first step

Jul 15th 2013, 7:00 AM 30 Views 36 Comments

Report after report has documented the problems with St Patrick’s Institution – but now we need to actually deal with young offenders in a meaningful way.

# criminal-justice - Sunday 7 July, 2013

"There's going to be riots" when St Patrick's inmates move to new prison
# Young Offenders
# Young Offenders

"There's going to be riots" when St Patrick's inmates move to new prison

Jul 7th 2013, 8:30 AM 12,921 Views 90 Comments

A senior prison officer has warned that rival gangs will battle for dominance when the young offenders are moved to an adult prison.

# criminal-justice - Monday 10 June, 2013

Victim devastated as man who raped her when she was 14 ‘walks free’
# Rape
# Rape

Victim devastated as man who raped her when she was 14 ‘walks free’

Jun 10th 2013, 10:52 AM 19,620 Views 104 Comments

A man was a given a suspended sentence last week after being found guilty of raping his wife’s sister when she was 14.

# criminal-justice - Tuesday 12 February, 2013

Nine murders committed by people released on bail
# Criminal Justice
# Criminal Justice

Nine murders committed by people released on bail

Feb 12th 2013, 6:30 AM 5,819 Views 25 Comments

Figures released by the Department of Justice show 16,812 crimes were committed by those on bail in 2012.

# criminal-justice - Tuesday 19 June, 2012

Department insists public will be safeguarded from sex offenders
# Criminal Justice
# Criminal Justice

Department insists public will be safeguarded from sex offenders

Jun 19th 2012, 10:29 AM 2,724 Views 16 Comments

Concerns have been raised that the Spent Convictions Bill will allow some people who have committed sexual offences to have their criminal record wiped.

# criminal-justice - Friday 4 May, 2012

New bill will allow minor criminal records to be wiped
# Criminal Justice
# Criminal Justice

New bill will allow minor criminal records to be wiped

May 4th 2012, 7:29 AM 37,554 Views 35 Comments

The Spent Convictions Bill will strike out some convictions if the person has not been convicted again within a certain period.

# criminal-justice - Thursday 22 December, 2011

160 prisoners to be granted temporary release for Christmas
# Criminal Justice
# Criminal Justice

160 prisoners to be granted temporary release for Christmas

Dec 22nd 2011, 5:29 PM 2,562 Views 18 Comments

The majority of the prisoners come from lower security institutions.

# criminal-justice - Monday 19 December, 2011

Guess how many people have been jailed for not paying fines this year?
# Fines
# Fines

Guess how many people have been jailed for not paying fines this year?

Dec 19th 2011, 5:34 PM 8,469 Views 39 Comments

New figures reveal the thousands of people who have been jailed this year in Ireland for non-payment of fines.

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