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The Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon, has welcomed the commitment of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone, to end the practice of detaining young people under 18 years of age in adult prisons.<\/p>\n

\u201cMinister Zappone\u2019s commitment to sign a ministerial order that will end the practise of sentencing young people under 18 to adult prisons, while long overdue, is very much to be welcomed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI commend Minister Zappone in securing support from cabinet on this issue and I expect her to act swiftly to bring this extremely discriminatory practice to an end.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very positive development in protecting the rights of young people in the justice system. I await with interest further details on when we can expect to see this change take place.\u201d<\/p>\n

ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contact:<\/p>\n

Aoife Carragher
\nOmbudsman for Children\u2019s Office
\n01 865 6806<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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