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Just one in eight sex offenders being released from prison have taken part in the State s main treatment programme, according to new figures.
There were 443 sexual offenders released from Irish prisons between 2017 and the beginning of last year, according to the figures obtained by RTÉ s Morning Ireland.
Just 55 of these sexual offenders had taken part in the Building Better Lives programme (BBL).
BBL is the State s main programme for reducing the risk of sex offenders committing another crime after their release.
The Irish Prison Service s psychology unit has said that those who undergo BBL are more than 3.5 times less likely to reoffend compared to those who do not.
Only one in eight sex offenders being released from Irish prisons have taken part in the state’s main treatment programme, according to new figures released to RTÉ.
Between 2017 and the beginning of last year, there were 443 sexual offenders released from prison, of which only 55 took part in the “Building Better Lives Programme”.
The programme is voluntary therapy designed to help offenders understand the aspects of their behaviour and thinking patterns that lead to their crimes, which in turn will hopefully help them from doing them again.
In recent years, there has been a noticeable decrease in the amount of people taking part in the programme. Currently it’s at 12.4pc per year, but when compared to 2014, it was up at 21pc.