The Management of People Serving Life Sentences in Ireland: A Human Rights-based Strategy from Committal to Release

ICPA2023 Presentation by Anna Flynn (ICPA2023-PID047)

Author

Anna Flynn

PhD Student, University of Limerick, Irish Prison Service, Ireland

Anna Flynn is a PhD Student in the School of Law, University of Limerick (UL) and the Psychology Service, Irish Prison Service (IPS). She is supervised by Dr Eimear Spain and Dr Susan Leahy (Senior Lecturers in Law, UL), and Dr Emma Regan (Clinical Psychologist, Head of Psychology Service, IPS). Her research explores the management of people serving life sentences in Ireland, with particular focus on a new strategy developed by the IPS Psychology Service and the Probation Service. Anna has a BA in Psychology from Maynooth University and an MA in Criminology from University College Cork. Anna has also completed a Policy & Advocacy Internship with the Irish Penal Reform Trust and has worked as a Research Assistant with the University of Limerick and the Irish Prison Service.

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