Report sparks calls for abusive prison officers to be removed
There are calls for prison officers who abused young offenders in St Patricks Institution to be identified and removed from their positions.
It follows a damning report on the youth detention centre by the Inspector of Prisons, which found the human rights of young offenders were ignored or violated.
The Minister for Justice Alan Shatter and the Children's Minister Frances Fitzgerald have expressed shock at the report's findings and say measures are being taken to ensure the issues do not arise again.
Liam Herrick of the Irish Penal Reform Trust has called for individual Prison officers who abused young inmates to be removed.
He also said steps have been taken to remove some of the younger inmates from St Patrick's, but change must happen quicker.
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