The minister should not be “clogged” with non-violent offenders, says the minister

Prisons should not be “clogged” with non-violent criminals, such as buyers and people with addiction issues, said the Minister of Justice.

Jim O’Callaghan said he wants to make sure that prisons are used predominantly for violent criminals.

Mr. O’callaghan’s comments follow a series of recent violent incidents in the center of Dublin, which led to serious and death injuries.

The incidents were erected on Tuesday, when the leader Sinn Fein, Mary Lou McDonald, claimed that “the center of Dublin is no longer safe.”

Mrs. McDonald said that a “everyday climate took a root” in the city because, in part, the lack of the presence on the ground.

“The addition to public concern is that those arrested for these attacks were on bail for other serious crimes.

“The man arrested for Stoneybatter attacks (Sunday last week) faced accusations about a drug confiscation, while two of the men arrested on the fatal stab on Saturday were on bail for other serious crimes.”

Mrs. McDonald said that public members are wondering whether the laws of bail are adequate or have been applied.

In an interview with Virgin Media One the Tonight Show, Mr. O’callaghan was asked about the Dublin stabbing and described the incident as “horrible, awful and unacceptable.”

He said that responsible people would be pursued.

Asked why there were no more guards nearby, Mr. O’callaghan said it was said that there will be about 38-39 guards in the southern center of the city at that time and a similar amount in the northern part of the city.

“They were definitely a fence in the area.”

Mr. O’callaghan said that it is his conviction that the laws that allow judges to refuse the bail where they believe that there is a risk that the person will continue to commit another serious crime.

He added that he was in favor of prosecuting alternative punishments for non-violent offenses, rather than prison.

“The judge is aware of the consequences of leaving a potentially violent person, so I don’t think this happens.

“But listen, I think we have to make sure that if we have prison spaces, they should be used for violent people.

“I do not want to see our prisons clogged with people who are there for, you know, shopping crimes or people who have addiction problems. Should not be in prison.

“But people who are violent and who are a threat to the Irish public must be put in prison.”

Asked if there is an argument to eliminate vulnerable people from prisons to release spaces for more violent criminals, Mr. O’callaghan said: “Certainly.”

He said he was trying to advance the legislation for alternative punishments, including community sanctions.

He added: “In women’s prisons, there are a huge number of women who are in prison for shopping and have serious addiction issues.

“Obviously, it must be approached with the support of the services. I do not commit myself to put all the people who are convicted for crimes in prison, but I think violent people should be in prison. “

Meanwhile, Mr. O’callaghan also said that a center proposed on the Thornton Hall site in North Duiblin will not be a “super prison”.

He rejected the statements that the proposed prison will host 1,500 criminals, adding that 400 would be a “reasonable number” for a new site.