23rd September 2010
Cormac O'Keeffe reports on Shifting Focus: From Criminal Justice to Social Justice.
23rd September 2010
Carol Coulter highlights some of the key facts presented by the speakers at the Shifting Focus conference.
26th August 2010
The 'Evening Herald' highlights concerns over the increasing prisoner population, including those voiced by IPRT.
16th August 2010
Too many people are unnecessarily clogging up the prison system, which is contributing to prison over-crowding and a reliance on temporary release.
16th August 2010
Charlie Mallon, writing in the 'Evening Herald', reports on overcrowding in Irish prisons.
11th August 2010
Liam was a contributor on today's Pat Kenny radio show, which looked at the public fears surrounding Larry Murphy's release as well as other issues pertaining to sex offenders in general.
10th August 2010
While criminal bosses escape prison, small and low level drug dealers are getting long jail terms.
9th August 2010
While the figures from the IPS Annual Report 2009 are alarming, we must remember that these are now 7 months out of date.
7th August 2010
More then half the prison population is now made up of people charged with road traffic offences and non-payment of court ordered fines.
3rd August 2010
Dearbhail McDonald, Legal Editor, reports in the 'Irish Independent' on the falling costs of housing a prisoner in 2009. IPRT's Liam Herrick challenges the figures, questioning whether monies saved through chronic overcrowding can be viewed as 'success'.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.