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#775 Prison or Hotel? Now Inmates Can Take Calls in Their Cells
On today's podcast, Niall Boylan opens the lines to callers to debate a controversial new pilot scheme being introduced in Irish prisons.
Under the initiative, prisoners in the Dóchas Centre and the Training Unit on the Mountjoy campus will, for the first time, be able to receive direct phone calls from approved family members and friends straight to telephones in their cells. The Irish Prison Service says the three month pilot is designed to strengthen family connections, improve prisoner stability and support rehabilitation. Calls will be limited, monitored and can be withdrawn as a…
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