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Alison Chawke Walks Free From Jail Just 28 Days Into 12-Month Sentence
The 41-year-old was freed after 28 days under an early-release programme that requires supervised release and unpaid community work, reports said.
- On Tuesday, August 11, Alison Chawke walked free from Limerick Prison after serving 28 days for assaulting two men at the Dunraven Arms Hotel in Adare on November 9, 2023.
- Chawke, daughter of publican Charlie Chawke, pleaded guilty to an unprovoked assault and was sentenced to two years and two months, with the final 14 months suspended.
- Officials released Chawke under the Community Return Scheme, an incentivized early-release program co-managed by the Irish Prison Service and Probation Service to support prisoner reintegration.
- The Limerick Women's prison currently operates at 159 per cent capacity, with 89 inmates occupying 56 beds, according to Irish Prison Service data published Wednesday.
- Sinn Féin justice spokesman Matt Carthy said the release "does raise serious questions," while Social Democrats justice spokesman Gary Gannon called it "appropriate," citing ineffective short-term sentences.
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