Read the latest newsletter from the Irish Penal Reform Trust. Highlights in this edition include updates on Government penal reform plans, events, submissions, projects, media appearances and more.

On 22 August 2024, IPRT brought together a wide variety of organisations to examine challenges that people in prison face in understanding what their rights are, what remedies are available, and how to empower them to assert their rights. More about the event.

The work we do, simply put, would not be possible without the support of our members. Support our advocacy by becoming a member today.

Learn more about Community Service Orders, Conditional Discharge, Custodial Sentences, Deferred Sentences, Dismissal, Fines, Life Sentences, and Suspended Sentences. Read our easy-to-read explainers.

Irish Penal Reform Trust reported on our activities and achievements during 2023 at our most recent AGM. Read about our work in our Annual Report 2023.

Action for Children and Families of Prisoners Network is a network led by IPRT focused on acting as a unified voice to bring about positive sustained change for children and families affected by imprisonment in Ireland. Read more about our work for children and families of people in prison.

IPRT report launched: "The Secondary Punishment”: A Scoping Study on Employer Attitudes to Hiring People with Criminal Convictions. Read the report.

IPRT and NIACRO held our most recent All-Island Fund event ‘The Criminal Justice System North and South – Current Challenges and Opportunities for Change' on Thursday 14 March 2024.

IPRT published our latest report ‘Maternal Imprisonment in Ireland: A Scoping Study’ Thursday 2 March 2023.

Read about the event and see the full report here.

Read about the event launch of IPRT report Progress in the Penal System (PIPS) 2022: A framework for penal reform on Friday 26 May 2023. Read about the event and the report here.