In 1983 an off-duty prison officer was shot by the IRA in cold blood on a Dublin street. In this book, his son outlines why justice must be done. Brian Stack was the chief prison officer working on the IRA wing of Portlaoise Prison in 1983.
Austin Stack is a retired Irish prison officer and restorative justice advocate with a passionate interest in social justice and social policy issues. He is also a campaigner for a post-conflict commission in Ireland and a regular commentator on Irish media. He lives in Portlaoise with his family.