The COVID-19 crisis has forced governments and penal institutions all over the world to face the issue of prisoners' rights and prison conditions. Clare, Mick and Damien discuss the problems with incarceration as a criminal justice measure, the urgent demands for release of prisoners during the crisis and the plight of political prisoners such as Julian Assange and the Catalan leaders.
The reports from the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality mentioned in the episode can be found at the following links:
Report on Penal Reformand Sentencing (May 2018)
Report on Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process (December 2019)