About the programme

The Street Law Prisons initiative places trainee solicitors studying at the Law Society of Ireland in prisons to teach prisoners about law in a practical way. The programme aims to promote legal literacy, equality and access to law while also teaching high cognitive and social skills to enhance a participant’s effectiveness in legal matters.

First developed in Georgetown University in the United States, the Law Society has run the Street Law programme in schools since 2013. Over 3,000 secondary school students have completed the programme to date. The Law Society expanded the Street Law programme to prisons in 2017.

• Find out more about Street Law

Trainee solicitors

Trainee solicitors Sarah McNulty, Cork, and Ellen Reid, Wexford, were paired for the Prison Law programme and were sent to teach in Wheatfield Prison, facilitated in partnership with the charity Solas and their Compass Programme, and Dóchas. They shared their experience in a recent press release.

• Read the press release of 19 February 2019:Trainee solicitors volunteer in Wheatfield Prison