IPRT believes that responsibility for the provision of healthcare should be transferred from the IPS to the HSE. In addition to this, IPRT believes that those with mental illness should be diverted away from the criminal justice system and should be treated within a community setting, where possible.
This section includes posts on health in prison, including mental health and drug policy.
31st December 2000
A review of the existing strategy, with a view to developing revised strategies and, where necessary, new arrangements through which to deliver them.
30th January 1997
Research into Mandatory Drug Testing by Morag MacDonald, University of Central England in Birmingham: Centre for Research into Quality.
18th June 1996
This report calls for comprehensive education as the first step to preventing HIV infection in young offenders.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.