An Oireachtas committee will hear that the prison system is at almost 120% of capacity, with more than 5,500 people in custody. Photograph: Getty Images
The annual cost of keeping a person in prison is now almost €100,000, the Dáil Public Accounts Committee will be told on Thursday.
Irish Prison Service director general Caron McCaffrey will say that the system is operating at almost 120 per cent of capacity with more than 5,500 peopl
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