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~e~ot llo¥orend DerlOot 0' t1.a1lOnel President Irish Co~ission (OI' JustlcG Md. PO(i..CO

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l. was I (J..f; I Eiuid (it our' mCt!~.~gs on ,23 Cl.ud 20 \TuJ.1c, glad to h.:..v(~ t)-u. ..

chanc~ to talk to you and YOtu' fcl'lQV tkl.2bc;l's of the :rJ.'i~ih ('/')L:0.Gis!::~CJ:'

for' Justic.e llli.d )?cCtce about till'.! Coli::Liinsion' s slatcJ;.(:f!t of 3 JUJle.

~ he-Co '{ern ~k c n t EU' (,! G r 8. to [ul tot h IJ Cl.) rt~a is:, ion for the e fro l' t n \./ hi cl t

. it hoa J!:tdc, "'(l!1d continues to · l:.lf:J;:C to ~)eClH'e {l Ter:;ol.ution of tile

. '.lUl{~el' 6tt"l.2.:e nt the l'hzo Pri son! 'l'lJt~ .G()v(.!rp..D(;:) t [or jt;'. pax.-t rH) ly

Rhn..t"eG the COncerT,), 'n'llich tho GO~ji8SiO!1 lw,s liJec InW1J me'll of (:001',:i1.1

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A.t <~,\l.t' ~(!c~tinD "iC l:ud Cl con~;tl..'uctiV(l .:li~;cu!:.>~jO:l 'o! tbe ch::!.n{?;6S l;,hich

yoU / &u.,cge5te-d miGht r-cU5(l!)[l,~)ly bQ D; .. ~:.: to -en<;:· l'eGi~e ut -(:he }fli~c . .~~'~::

" Prison for pri.soflliTS dw rJ~1) prep ':i..I' i: \1 v, ~!~CCO;)t tllt: <H.:thor.:i.t;y of th:

Pri;son CoYerl10):, "el~~ th~ bu.l:)r~E!r .stri~c ;lJ:n ~.s!::\8ci~{t0d - '\":'l"(.lt(!.<?t to enet. \ - . '-J ...

z;'rOJ4o\t~ sid.e the d5_Dcussicm \;'f:~ . on Urc: l~"-~"1if::. that U~f GC"'~l':'I!!1(:nt Hill. '~l'~!j,

not':t;'concede to [i,nyono othc;::r: tk).ll tht! F'!'1.!,jOfl J~\.lih0ritj"c3 c.or:1.trol O'.'el~ ,!::.1%,

""·h~~~'he.pr~eDs in the I'ric;on, l)Ol~ S:'".c:-nt: ;.}))y ~T(ia:;) of'pl.·i~;('\1.8 1~G n. t;P0C).;;) ·J p . /

prh:ilCE:ed ~tRtu~ on ~hc h~5is of tht~ !::o\:":iv€;-~ UI(~Y c.18il'; fol' t~·l.) ' •. c;t:, ,,~ I

~hicYlb).'O\.~bht thec,j to T'·.e:i.~Dl.\ :i.n the fir:-;t pl;..;e~ I \.![;\ie:'~~tcod J(lU Lr:' ,

accept--tbnt th~1; \ill!,; the (;O\'(!r:l:'i(:.lltls l)O::'iiti()'~~ J. lieU.cvL.' tho

Co'~hwion also \ll'lcti::J'~;tF.;.":.1d. thflt, in O\U' vier/, l;he sO-G:(ll.·.;d fiYe tJ(~_ ~· .~ n.ra<'~ t cnd e d to G <.~ ('. \\';:' C FL:!J ,,:: i~J e l;y , h'~l ~\ t ' . .1 e c :I.~~ 1.(, \; (~), \' E: •

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pl'i1on ' F,:n~k lTl(!..OC ·i n. tl'f! C': ,):.:l j::.;::;j(.'t:l~j :.V'~;L:~.Jn~·. of ;1 \,i\.\n\.~ do not )[1 l ·~ . : · . '.

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form in ~hich th.ey are oy.pressod conflict with the Govel'01!lCnt' B principles.. But e~ua11J t~a CQ:mission l!l f:1.j1l~c8Bed prop:)s&.ls t~ieht bo interpreted f!.I1 <,..!!!br~ci.n5 in full the cor! .... espond ing .CC!:1a.n.d 5 of :h~ yriooner3.. It i I) the-re ror~ o! vitr..l i!4portlJ-nce the t the r<: shou le. b(! no f..m'Qib'l.l.i'ty in the Covcl:~::Jent IS posi tion 1 .u.l the n-:>re EO as the prisoners /lI't:l nllcscd i\:lice in the :past ten days to have E3.id thE;.t ColtJllis!;.ion I 5 pr<:>I>osal£i (1\1J. sho~t of ,,:bnt ,,:ouId brinG the protegl~ to an . end i \:e must be cleu:r ~)wt i{hut 'Wo are tal}:i:jt; nbo'..lt in the l)riq;i ~j to M cnd. of the . .pX'Otest ~l.n.!.i. not; ne:roly th~ r.t ... .nger r.;triJ',c. ,

It in lor thi.s rBUSOll t})ut the SecI't:'t!lry of Stato 5.s o~ce e.gal.n ~:-:[~ .~)LC the Govcrl11Uent'fl p<>si~ion in G{~~H~l'nl cleRJ:' in II sttl.tCCt!1t toduS.ot which I cncloso ~ copy.

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A comparisou of Jho Governnwnt'f-> pOfd.tion \{ith the stp,te'J.erlts nttl'il.H]~.(' to the pri$OnerB on 19 JU.!.10 U1l..:t !Jgo.~n on 23 J\.:..rj(~ r.iIO\>:D cleRrly tlll>.t t-hcsc atti tlldea caCJJot be reconciled. 'l'h1.8 if> H~1j' the C;o\'crD1:1c.nt

. . believOD it ,,;0 cl cl be \O;Tong to n..ako ~r.OVe5 in ;)dva\'\.c~ of t!1C endi.ne or .r. . ""\ . the' 'nun5cr !;triko f~)d skpl.y in the lJc,)PC thE t~ th ey ,,:ou1cl ha\'c th i/~ ~r

effect. .In other \.-or-ds the GoY~TW~ent is not prepurcd to Give tbe rn-otestel"f; ~omcthi!}g on flCCOll.Ilt i.n the J.l0PC tll Cl t they \\O:Jld. DO t pl'e !;e !J r. ~e~Test of the bill later.

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. specil'S.c 9.\1(' ~'tiO:l S; J'OU ))U t t.o us in the: t \..'0 !i\(! I;; t U)~:, .' to ...,.hi(-h I b.:.v c referred, f'..nd Oi..U' fl!lS'l:.'·el'S.

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'l'he C~YCl-n.rr~cn f; C 011:10 t cQr1{.~.(\d f~ th e p,::·L:.} C 1.p1 c th a t fir 1. ~o!~ c::-.5 S~)O\\ let de:cid'c , with .... ·lJ(J!ll tbey L1iY,. or VUlt they D\! $~r:l'Cr';~lted ~!Cco!.".:t:nIS to ~'cligioull dl~'!.1\')m.i\;nt; :i.Qn or <)th~.'ll f"Ct:0l"':J~ l.::t jYI'<lcl'icD (:("F!':~Ou ~;e!)c(! \'i~ ~~~ dict:at~ how thQ P~'i '~)on Au~;horitic:s \·:i3.1 d(1)loy pri~,olwr's :.1{l~) to d::.y. It \>Ill~ \.>e for thet) to decide ""!l~t tIt (t!1.)' ti!~c \611 be t.Le O\'<'~l ' l'idi!')?,

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You nS'k.ed \lhcthor, subject to the necessary considcratio,lD of Gontr'ol. ! und. security, priGonera in udje,cent ..,.i.r.r,.s night be allo\.'c<l to (If>E.Od.i.lt.C l'

:::~;~ ~e: ~~g p;~: o~: ~~ o~n ":~: :~: ~ ~~;;, i:d i: t n::: ~ ~~ 5 P:,~:; ~:;~n;' 0 1\ ,

rccNatlon in (;he cxer-c.:t~e yrLN.. '1l hi!J doc!J present practical pI'Obl (::1:$ ( 1

ot contl'Oll.ing and ~upBrvisi.r'-b I:,'Oro L'l.Ov{:rllcnt, arid l<.Lrf:,c1." grou.ps \ of r

pl':1, !)onor~: c .. nd the C(l(lfJid er-ut i.on 5 mC;l t i Oil c'd HOt) 1d De n ... '1 th(). t such I )Uovel!lont cou)"d nat bG thx'Oushtho ~entr~l control areR~ of a blocy..

Othelid6e, tho pr-obl(jir.'~ need not be overriding in the si L.la tion of . llor-,~u.li t-y \lhich \:it; .(lsBu;!;ed ns the context of our di5C 'J.sDior.s. But

tllia n5sU!!!pt)..on ;1.6 5.~)portMt t s:i..ncc· t))crc is ob\' ious ~coiJe for ~i5U,C';C

Of the incrcns(;d a!Jsociu.tion inv-ol ved ...

You nls~ asl::ed. \"hothe:c it \.-.'O\1.1ci be pO:Jsi bl,e fro~ \'illlock to lock-'up

Dcr:r.;!:'I11;y to leD..vG cell doors Ullloc}r~d. 1 ~lave cO!1}j:ide.;:"~d t)lic and

have t~ sny th(l.t ,<e \,,\.")u..ld not fine\. this })o!;.sible in vj.o'to' of th~ l.!ieLl

vc ut'e' ~enlil.!i ""'ith 8..1::<1 th~ need. to })I'Ctcct; priGon offic(~rs. In

Ilddi tion, r.w ... ny :p1.~iDOn(!X'g prefer tho pd\' v.cy ;S fCll'\.1 ('.d by '.:' he pr& S tn t

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,!". I r;a~e . wOy EiS pl.'c:sently non-prot(~stinS ;:l':~cnt~r.s to or-del'l:r ,.,.ory. in tile

", b1ocks.;, f\.Dd to nDuloso\l~1 ciut:iG!3 in. t~t~e cCi)tI'i"l.l .f~c.i l.itic$ (~;uch ElS ~. .

kitchens and l.uunc..ri(-;s) "hieh !')crve t~J(: \·:itol.e pr,l.!wn. Y()'\.l ~IJ,BO r..s1~{:C~

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"'~'I e th O~ ey.-y.ro t: (,! S to 1'5 \--.'Ju1.d in IH'[lc; t:i. c c l.~~\' c t: 0 ('l~ [:;:l 13 !:: L-1 , 'P'r'OC.\1 et :i \' '.: I i ,,'ori~inpris0n ir,dustry.· In pl'incl:iple \:~ rCC<:Ard. 'u,ll l'l':i!:onl.'1's af; },::.. ~).~ ,: (

' i:o f.llQcation by thq ,f'l'iGon Autho7itil:~ to some p;i~'ion uetl\'ity. J~, ~l~ ./;ftl

1 \~'cnt'~~ otl-to oxpln.in thnt p,l.'i~30j) (\.ctiv:i.~:ic,t; (;:::1\.)rrl~cd. a sr,ectJ~""un f1'0::' :~ " ,I !

the CS$t';ntiul fUDctions lH:edt.~d to r.~llint[l.i.n ~:hc pri~o~1 t~I.1--ollCh

'produb,t1vc' ~),ctiyitic:c nnd nct:i.vi,tjc~ "' llic.h ben~fit IJ}')!7::;l"ily the

priGono'r$1 {tOn tl~,qt thel.~O al'C V,:--(~!l!) \,'i1C':'(l tU: o:~c ,;;!~hdl~~ j, :)l0 UJ(~ or.i:t:'.

' ~e ()b\'h'\l.~ ~~t.,ti'i,r:tion!:; i~) i,rll~l'(:J::,i;iG t~lCf>~~(»)"')I'dcn or tj;-:.n . j ; ,1'

fJr5..f;CirH.~rfiSp[~l1d i:1 u.~cflL), Dct:i\,,it .ic.'$ th.:·!t. arc :.ll!:.:o c()~lGe~i;)l t~

fi.n<1 to off(!l'in!~ l~IO "iciest p:·(j'.~t;-ic.: .. \;)o c:~)()icc. ,~'., t \ .'C ~:l~".r.(d; , .

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agr-eQ that a.n.y group of J)I'iSOnCr5 Gbould as of riE~lt opt out of a

pnrticulur fox-:u of activity I since what I!Jfltter's to 'JS is that ill

pl.'notice th.e Prison Authori tiel> d ec id.c .... ·hat prisol)el'[J ac tuall] do.

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Tho G~ver-n.'1I(>..nt .is prepared, in accol'dan.ce \:iJ..;h its previous stilte:,(;

to be generous, about x-r;.stor-ing lost renission on Rn indiviciu':ll 1.\&~j_

a.'1d subject to cOl1tinuing sood cond~lct; in cj_rc~:st<;JlCCS i.n .,.,'hie)) Vi

;~101o protest has cone to on end. Hut it \,,'C>llld be VrOD(; to in.(;[~i ~) e . that thn t res to'l..'2.1;iQn flO:1ld iY..nGd in tc 1y be to tal Or be g.i vcn v.i VJ () ,J

an npprvpri(lto p(~ I'iod of. 'evidence of contir.ai:1g, cooct bebaviour.

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Th9 problc.l:2s involved in letting the p~5.sor.er5 ",'eiU' the:ir OHD

&11 the tir:.e l='-e}nte to Becuri tJ~ <:\[)d control. J..[) !.iuch t~(:y arc or -'I

diffc.:l.'cnt o 1'1 Cl" from those cOllsidered. \)!'.l(.!Cl' the other hcnc\f) 1)\;0 \1 (,

,that tpcy al.'e not 1 in the GOY<:'1.'D8cnt l!.) p\~rception. probl,:! .<:;ts of th e'

' pri~OIH!.('S' sti\\.-u.s 01' the dn.,y-to-d<.\j' a~tt!IOl'jty of the I-'l'i[)on G:n'CJ 'r;.:;~,

I do \ll'Ge yO\t to ~t;udy <;:100(.;1.)' the; Secrcl:(\ .. ry ,of [,tnt(!'::; :;t;[.l.t0.~!.i(~ nt

' pn..rticularly the clQsjng tHO p~~l'csn\f'hs. I ':!.!.".t nl so -sen0 l..nE; yeHl, : .. \ 1)

.... , you d9. DC?t bu.v0 it) D. copy of tLe (:()cu~, c.::n~ OfJ · the fII rTi~.on Hq:; } r :.<~.

yantcd to d).:'aw :your D.t;tontion to 1~ liose othcr' aspect;., of 1:1)(: l.'C::(;i::c

~'~ntionc4 in it ~!ld not T)cl'h;-(p~ so ,\\· ~G.ely K-JW\i:l; it if.) po:'.;sio}'e \ !'(.; ?

eXAl:iplc, for prisoncr5 to keep \.lo~.cly in t.ouch \..'ith 'r!hnt if, f' .oL)I.~ c:

' ~,~lt$idc the prh>orl t!lI'ouSh tho,.ir HC· C(~SS to '~)V, r~.C\i() . 'L~d '.:0 ; : c~r:·((.) ::::

anet bQo}~s - I sec no dif.ficuj~ ty OY0r t~j[: Jr:1..ch Bible \,!Jicb ye'\I \.."1 (: : )\ .. .

Tho tlr'rill) DCr.H~n t 5 [0 r 1 {.' n vc 1 bo th C 01:1 Pl!~; S i Ol..~ 5 t: o [t:~cI.. :-t t ' p3 .. :r 1.; 5 .. <.: II J t>.J:" :,,'; 1 !!

·of'·t1ie J'c.~u,; (\1.'0 ul!JO E<"J~~'\l'\.):US end i~~)c)VC III 1 , of i.nt;i!l'l:~.it to t.Lc [ ;~ , . , :

or thsJUcn · lls · r,;ell'l.\!j the ll\\.Hl therj;,('lv('!). (

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