Kindness is alive and well at Dóchas, the women’s prison

It’s easy to criticise and complain about this and that and how those in government manage the affairs of State.

We have seen in the last days how Iranian women with great bravery have protested on the streets across the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Over the weekend there were riots in the notorious Evin Prison in the suburbs of Tehran, which holds many political prisoners in appalling sub human conditions.

Anyone who has ever visited or spent any time in Dóchas, which is the women’s prison in Mountjoy, will be quickly made aware of the kindness and friendliness of the prison staff. And the women prisoners too will quickly point out the humanity and simple decency of the staff caring for them.