PQ 105
105. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that countries such as France have made use of collective pardons to tackle overcrowding in prisons, rather than having recourse to the time-consuming early release mechanism; if he has considered the making use of the right of pardon and the power to commute or remit punishment to bring the prison population within the safe custody limits recommended by the Inspector of Prisons for appropriate prisoners. [54470/12]
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11 December 2012
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11 December 2012 · Prison Accommodation
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Ferris, Martin.
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11 December 2012
Summary
105. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that countries such as France have made use of collective pardons to tackle overcrowding in prisons, rather than having recourse to the time-consuming early release mechanism; if he has considered the making use of the right of pardon and the power to commute or remit punishment to bring the prison population within the safe custody limits recommended by the Inspector of Prisons for appropriate prisoners. [54470/12]
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11 December 2012
Prison Accommodation
105. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that countries such as France have made use of collective pardons to tackle overcrowding in prisons, rather than having recourse to the time-consuming early release mechanism; if he has considered the making use of the right of pardon and the power to commute or remit punishment to bring the prison population within the safe custody limits recommended by the Inspector of Prisons for appropriate prisoners. [54470/12]
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Prison Accommodation
Prison Accommodation
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2012-12-11/105/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2012-12-11/pq_105
- ireland · q-2012-12-11-pq_105 · source updated 11 December 2012