Irish Penal Reform Trust

Prison Reports

Reports on Irish prisons are gathered in this section, along with prison standards and other relevant reports.

Inspection reports of the Children Detention Schools, which are carried out by HIQA, are available in the youth justice section.

For reports on Irish prisons carried out by international monitoring bodies (CPT, UN CAT, etc.) please see Human Rights reports.

Census of Prison Population, Cell Occupancy and In-Cell Sanitation January 2015

10th February 2015

The Irish Prison Service Statistics Office recently published its quarterly statistical analysis of prison population, cell occupancy and in-cell sanitation facts and figures.

Strategic Review on Penal Policy - Final Report

18th September 2014

The Final Report of the Strategic Review on Penal Policy was published by Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD on 17 Sept 2014.

Inspector of Prisons' Report on Mountjoy Prison Campus with emphasis on Separation Unit

15th September 2014

The Inspector of Prisons recently undertook a general overview of Mountjoy Campus, with particular focus on the Separation Unit.

Inspector of Prisons' Omnibus Report on Deaths of Prisoners in Custody 2012-2014

12th September 2014

The Inspector of Prisons' Omnibus Report on Deaths in Prison.

Parole Board Annual Report for 2013 Published

11th September 2014

The Minister for Justice has published the Annual Report for 2013 of the Parole Board. The report details the number of cases reviewed; the number of prison interviews held; the number of recommendations made to the Minister that were accepted/rejected, and more.

Census of Restricted Regime Prisoners July 2014

1st September 2014

The Irish Prison Services Statistics Unit recently published its quarterly Census of Restricted Prisoners in the Irish Penal system. The Census indicates a slight reduction in the number of prisoners on restricted regimes.

Census of Prison Population, Cell Occupancy and In Cell Sanitation July 2014

1st September 2014

The Irish Prison Service's July Report deals with facts and figures relating to prison population, cell occupancy and cell sanitation in the Irish penal estate.

Report on an Inspection of Loughan House Open Centre

22nd August 2014

A Report by the Inspector of Prisons on an Inspection of Loughan House has been published by the Minister for Justice. Crucially, the Inspector identifies the lack of equal provision for women prisoners in Ireland as a key issue.

Prison Visiting Committee Annual Reports 2013

18th August 2014

The Annual Reports 2013 of all 14 Prison Visiting Committees have now been published.

Report of the Investigation into the Death of Gary Douch

1st May 2014

The following report details an independent inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of Mr Douch while in custody in Mountjoy Prison.

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