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16th December 2009
Highlights from this edition: Season's Greetings from IPRT; IPRT Briefing Papers; Children’s Mental Health Coalition; Council of Europe anti-torture Committee: visit to Ireland in 2010; and more.
11th November 2009
Highlights from this edition: New IPRT Position Paper; Prison Law Seminar Series - 'Mental Health in Prison'; launch of Children Detention report; Ireland's 1st National Report under UN CAT; and more.
1st October 2009
Highlights from this edition: New IPRT Position Papers; Lessons to be Learned - publication and launch of children detention report; ICCPR Submission, July 2009; Prison Reports and Inspection Standards; White Paper on Crime; Prison Reform Trust - Reducing Child Imprisonment...
6th July 2009
In this edition: 1. Introduction; 2. Stay up to date with IPRT; 3. New in Research and Policy; 4. 3rd Prison Law Seminar; 5. ‘Re-imagining the Role of Prison in Irish Society’; 6. IPRT AGM 2009; 7. Report of the Commission on English Prisons Today; 8. The Prison Journal – call for papers; 9. IPRT in the News; 10. Upcoming Events
27th May 2009
In this edition: 1. Introduction; 2. New website for IPRT; 3. IPRT AGM 2009; 4. 'Re-imagining the Role of Prison in Irish Society' - an Open Forum; 5. IPRT in the News; 6. Upcoming Events
15th April 2009
In this edition: 1. New Office, New Office Team; 2. Second Prison Law Seminar; 3. Follow-up Conference on ICCPR Shadow Report; 4. IPRT welcomes Discussion Document on the Management of Sex Offenders; 5. IPRT in the News; 6. Upcoming Events
19th December 2008
In this edition: Major Expansion in IPRT's Work for 2009; New Positions with IPRT; Spent Convictions Bill to be Debated by Dail; Second Lawyers Seminar; First Oireachtas Seminar on Penal Reform; Irish Prison Service Report for 2007; Chaplains Report for 2008; First Interim Report from Inspector of Prisons; Report on Children on Remand; Resignation of Equality Authority Chief Executive.
27th March 2008
Dear Members, Colleagues and Friends, After a period of significant internal change, we are delighted to bring you an extended update on recent developments. On the Board of IPRT, Dr. Ursula Kilkelly...
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.