8th August 2012
IPRT's response to Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2011 featured in The Irish Times.
7th August 2012
IPRT welcomes “levelling off” of Prisoner Numbers, but number of Female Prisoners and Fine Defaulters continues to rise.
7th August 2012
The Parole Board should operate independent of government and on a statutory basis.
6th August 2012
Historic moment as the final 16 year old boy is released from St Patrick's Institution, but thirty-one 17 year old boys remain.
31st July 2012
IPRT Board member, Dr Kevin Warner, outlines why reducing prisoner 'gratuity' is a complex and far-reaching issue.
27th July 2012
IPRT Executive Director Liam Herrick questions the use of prison as punishment for 'white collar'and non-violent crimes, in response to Fintan O'Toole's Irish Times article 'Quinn's jail priveleges show touch of class'.
27th July 2012
IPRT's Liam Herrick featured in RTE Drivetime's feature on open prisons in Ireland. Following the committal of Sean Quinn Jnr to Mountjoy prison for civil contempt, and his subsequent transfer to the 'open'Training Unit, debate in relation to prison as punishment has emerged.
24th July 2012
Cormac O'Keeffe reports that there were 4,470 committals for non-payment of fines in the first six months of 2012.
19th July 2012
In the first of a two-part report by The Medical Times, Gary Culliton reveals the challenges facing severely mentally ill prisoners in Mountjoy.
20th April 2012
A number of media channels report on the announcement by the Minister for Justice that the Inspector of Prisons is to carry out independent investigations into all deaths while in prison custody, including 'The Irish Times' and the 'Irish Independent'.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.