4th December 2023
IPRT Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, responds to the number of days educational programmes were prevented from happening due to staff shortages.
30th November 2023
Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) welcomed many elements of two strategy documents published by the Irish Prison Service but warned, however, that broader efforts across the criminal-justice system must focus on reducing the number of people sent to prison in the first place.
29th November 2023
The Journal's Noteworthy initiative reports on their investigation of prison visits.
29th November 2023
IPRT reacts to the Irish Prison Service Strategy 2023-2026 document released that day.
29th November 2023
Dr Helen Kehoe, IPRT Legal and Public Affairs Manager, writes a guest piece for the Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA), reflecting on where we are ten years after the Report on Penal Reform by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice following the All-Party Oireachtas Group for Penal Reform event.
19th November 2023
IPRT joins the conversation on mandatory life sentencing.
7th November 2023
IPRT responds to the figures for temporary release and offers solutions on how to address prison overcrowding.
3rd November 2023
IPRT comments on the difficulties for children of imprisoned parents in maintaining a relationship with their parents as she attended the kids camp event at Shelton Abbey open prison.
2nd November 2023
In an Irish Times report, IPRT responds to the publication of the Central Statistics Office research ‘Circumstances of People Linked to Justice Sanctions’ covering the period of 2025-2021. IPRT welcomes the research focus on employment, notes the impact convictions may have on gaining employment, and puts forward practical steps to address this.
24th October 2023
In a Letter to the Editor responding to the news regarding the new Limerick Prison, IPRT Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, welcomes developments at Limerick Women's Prison but says diversion ought to be the priority
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.