Citizenship and the Law programme at Cork Prison
- 25 Apr 2008
Citizenship and the Law programme at Cork Prison
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Pictured: Professor Caroline Fennell, Kevin Warner (Coordinator of Prison Education Services in Ireland; Governor Jim Collins, Colm O’Herlihy (Director of Prison Education, Cork), Dr Siobhan Mullally
Monday April 21st marked the completion of the first short course on ‘Citizenship and the Law’ delivered at Cork Prison by the Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Faculty of Law, U.C.C. Eleven inmates successfully completed the course and were presented with certificates by Professor Caroline Fennell, Dean of Faculty and Head of Department of Law. The course was the first of its kind to be offered by the CCJHR and it builds on the success of the LLM Criminal Justice (Clinical) Programme and similar initiatives in US law schools on ‘Teaching within the Walls’. The seminar series was organised with the support of the Director for Education in Cork Prison (Mr Colm O’Herlihy) and Governor Collins. Six Law Faculty staff members participated in the delivery of the seminar series. Topics covered included: The Irish Legal System; EU Law; Family Law; Youth Justice; Employment Equality Law; Immigration and Refugee Law; the Criminal Justice system.
