There are over 100 young adults who spend 23 hours a day inside cramped prison cells.
Calls to change how 18-24 year olds are jailed were made today at the launch of a report by the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice.
Those spending their time in the cells do so for a variety of reasons, with 17 in solitary confinement and others in fear of their safety.
Eoin Carroll, Advocacy Officer in the Jesuit Centre told a crowd in Dublin’s Alexander Hotel today that young adults are entirely over-represented in prison.
“What our report highlights as being particularly startling is the percentage of young adults on ‘extended lock up’ what we refer to as ‘severe confinement’.
"31% of adults on extended lock up times are aged 18-24. The most recent figures we have showed that seventeen young adults were locked in their cell for 23 hours each and every day."
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