11th January 2010
IPRT's Liam Herrick was one of the panellists discussing what society’s moral response should be to someone who takes another person’s life. The programme focussed on sentencing, and the need to achieve justice for families of victims while showing fairness to perpetrators.
1st December 2009
Penal reform campaigners have called for an end to the practice of locking up teenagers in prison for up to 23 hours a day for their own protection, writes Carl O'Brien in the Irish Times.
30th November 2009
An analysis piece by Dr Ursula Kilkelly, Chairperson of IPRT, on the launch of 'Detention of Children in Ireland: International Standards and Best Practice.)
30th November 2009
Liam Herrick, IPRT Executive Director, talks to 4FM's 'Lunchtime'; Dr Ursula Kilkelly, IPRT Chairperson, talks to RTÉ's 'Drivetime'.
9th November 2009
The European Court of Human Rights rules that prison overcrowding in itself can violate Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the right to freedom from torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.)
29th October 2009
RTÉ's Six One News reported on serious incidents which have taken place in Mountjoy Prison and Castlerea Prison this week.
20th October 2009
On a very practical level, wider use of community service has the potential to significantly reduce the pressure on the Irish Prison Service.
17th October 2009
Results indicate that the Prison Inreach and Court Liaison Service based in Cloverhill prison have successfully diverted 91 mentally ill prisoners to community based treatment in 2008.
16th October 2009
The increase in numbers in Irish prisons is about to get out of control. Liam Herrick spoke to Matt Cooper on yesterday's 'The Last Word'...
15th October 2009
"The number of prisoners in Irish jails has exceeded 4,000 for the first time in the history of the state," by Conor Lally.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.