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.
10th June 2013
The 2012 annual reports of the Prison Visiting Committees for Cork, Limerick, Arbour Hill, Midlands and Shelton Abbey have been published.
30th May 2013
A study of recidivism among all prisoners released by the Irish Prison Service on completion of a sentence in 2007 - based on reoffending and reconviction data up to the end of 2010.
8th May 2013
The Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2012 was published today, alongside the Probation Service Annual Report 2012 and a new Joint Irish Prison Service & Probation Service Strategic Plan 2013-2015.
8th May 2013
The Probation Service Annual Report 2012 was published today, alongside the Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2012 and a new Joint Irish Prison Service & Probation Service Strategic Plan 2013-2015.
7th May 2013
The 2012 annual reports of the Prison Visiting Committees for Castlerea, Cloverhill and The Dóchas Centre.
27th March 2013
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality launched its Sub-Committee Report on Penal Reform on March 27th March 2013
24th January 2013
The Minister for Justice has published the Report of the Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly, into the circumstances surrounding the death of a prisoner at Cloverhill Courthouse Complex in December 2011.
22nd October 2012
The 2011 annual reports of the Prison Visiting Committees for Castlerea, The Dóchas Centre, Limerick, Loughan House, Midlands, Portlaoise, Shelton Abbey,and the Training Unit.
17th October 2012
The Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter, has published a report on an inspection of St Patrick's Institution for Young Offenders, by the Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly.
15th August 2012
An infographic highlighting significant figures from the Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2011.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.