09 October 2019
"Imagine if, for reasons you’re unsure of, you’re arrested and taken into custody. Now ask yourself: would you feel safe if the doors of a police cell slammed behind you?"
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See: Why We Need Independent Inspection of Garda Cells (Dublin InQuirer, link):
"The worst deeds happen behind closed doors. Detention of any type, whether in prisons, police cells or hospitals, is a dangerous situation for anyone. That’s recognised the world over – hence why human rights principles lay out special safeguards to prevent abuse of people who are detained, and accountability mechanisms so that mistreatment is detected and punished.
But one bulwark against mistreatment while in Garda custody – a system of independent inspections – is absent in Ireland."
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