New jail may be needed to cope with 50pc rise in sex offenders sent to prison, says IPS chief
New jail may be needed to cope with 50pc rise in sex offenders sent to prison, says IPS chief
Conor Feehan
There has been a 50pc increase in the number of people sent to prison for sex offences in recent years, and the age profile of offenders is going down, according to the head of the Irish Prison Service (IPS).
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