What is of particular concern is the rising number of committals of women to prison - the figure has doubled in the past five years.

"Shocking to learn that people in prison spend so much time locked in their cell" - Joanne O’Riordan at the launch of 'Developing Inside: Transforming Prison for Young Adults'.

“It is unfortunate that the new prison in Cork will institutionalise cell-sharing as a feature of prison accommodation" as it is at variance with international best practice.

Need to ‘re-imagine’ role of imprisonment so that it is a penalty of last resort.