3rd October 2024
Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) responded to the Budget 2025 announcements.
25th September 2024
On 25 Septmeber 2024, Ann Murphy of the Irish Examiner reported on statistics from a recent Parliamental Question response that indicated that coroners are still to hold almost half of inquests into...
25th September 2024
On 25 September 2024, BreakingNews.ie reported that Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) will be presenting to the Joint Committee on Traveller issues to discuss Travellers in prison.
23rd September 2024
On 23 September 2024, Ann Murphy of the Irish Examiner wrote about the recent prison visiting committee annual reports, Mental Health Reform's report on mental health in prisons and Irish Penal Reform Trust's comments on progress on the High Level Taskforce on the mental health and addiction challenges of persons interacting with the criminal justice system, and our pre-Budget submission for Budget 2025.
18th September 2024
The IPRT Annual Report - Directors' Report and Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 was made available at the IPRT AGM on 18 September 2024.
17th September 2024
Reflecting on the recent Prison Visiting Committees 2022 Annual Reports, IPRT discusses it's pre-Budget submission ahead of Budget 2025.
7th September 2024
The Law Society Gazette reported on IPRT's Pre-Budget Submission for Budget 2025.
4th September 2024
IPRT features in an article on mental health and addiction and the trend amongst women in the criminal justice system.
1st September 2024
The Irish Examiner reported that almost 3,000 prisoners were waiting for psychology and addiction services. Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Executive Director Saoirse Brady responded to the figures.
29th August 2024
Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) commented in the Irish Times saying we remain concerned about the delay in drafting the regulations for those serving long-term sentences to apply for parole and strongly urged the Department to prioritse this process.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.