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Wed 01 Jan 2007Greens want to reduce number of prison placesThe Green Party has proposed a reduction in the number of prisoners and prison spaces in the Republic in the medium to long term under a series of reforms of the penal and criminal justice system.The party yesterday launched a new crime and justice policy, which it said would give priority to tackling the underlying causes of crime, poverty and inequality.