New stamps feature images from Irish prison system

The State's Prison Service features in a new set of stamps unveiled today by Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald.

The stamps each feature an aspect of the prison service: care and custody, rehabilitation, restorative justice and education.

The are available at main post offices, the Irish Stamps shop at Dublin's GPO or online through www.irishstamps.ie.

They were to be formally unveiled at an event later today.