In a report headed "The Bridewell system of processing young men for jail" in last Saturday's editions, the study Crime and Poverty in Dublin was referred to as the work of a TCD team led by Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Prof Ivana Bacik. The study was the joint work of four TCD academics: Dr Alan Kelly, department of community health, Dr Michael O'Connell, psychology department, Dr Hamish Sinclair, department of community health and Prof Bacik.

In a report headed "Clinton presidency may come down to answering Jones case" in last Saturday's editions, an article in the Washington Post was incorrectly attributed to the New York Times.

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