The lack of rape crisis supports for the Dóchas Centre has caused alarm, as international research suggests that between 50-60% of women in prison have experienced physical or sexual abuse.
SPECIALISED RAPE CRISIS counselling for female prisoners in Mountjoy has not been in place since last summer.
It said women in prison in Ireland are “among the most marginalised women in the State” and that the supports need to be reinstated. “We remain committed to providing this service, and would love to be able to hire someone to do this work as part of their role with DRCC.” Among them were queries aimed at finding out the number of women in Mountjoy who have experienced sexual violence, as “information is key to knowing the scale of the issue” so it can be addressed, Pringle said.
In the Dóchas Centre, the number of women in custody outstretches the number of beds at 165 prisoners to 146 beds. “There is a general issue with recruitment of therapists, where we are in competition with state services which can seem to offer more competitive benefits – though we believe that working with DRCC is ultimately at least as rewarding, if not more so.”
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