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.
30th March 2015
The new Probation Service Strategy emphasises lasting change through offender rehabilitation
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.
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.
15th September 2014
The Inspector of Prisons recently undertook a general overview of Mountjoy Campus, with particular focus on the Separation Unit.
12th September 2014
The Inspector of Prisons' Omnibus Report on Deaths in Prison.
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.
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.
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.
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.
18th August 2014
The Annual Reports 2013 of all 14 Prison Visiting Committees have now been published.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.