A chara, – It’s been reported that incoming taoiseach Simon Harris will call for minimum sentencing for certain criminal convictions, with 20-year sentences mooted, without the opportunity for parole (News, March 30th). This comes just a few days after reports that tell of the chronic overcrowding in the prison system, so where will that leave the Prison Service? – Is mise,
PETER DECLAN O’HALLORAN,
Belturbet,
Co Cavan.
