Irish Penal Reform Trust hosts a number of events throughout the year, including the launches of new publications, consultations, campaign events, and our AGM.
24th September 2024
Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) is delighted to be the civic society project partner for the research report Access to Justice: Legal Pathways to Justice for the Rights of People in Prison authored by Dr Amina Adanan.
18th September 2024
The 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) took place in-person in Dublin on Wednesday 8 September 2024, and the IPRT Annual Review 2024 was launched at the AGM.
22nd August 2024
On 22 August 2024, IPRT held a fully subscribed 'Know Your Rights: Information, Advocacy and Remedies' conference, welcoming a wide variety of stakeholders to discuss access to and vindication of rights for people in prison.
24th April 2024
The All-Party Oireachtas Group on Penal Reform met on the morning of Wednesday 24 April 2024 in the AV-Room in Leinster House. The theme of the meeting was ‘Reimagining Prison and Punishment’.
18th April 2024
Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) was delighted to be able to support hosting Corin Morgan-Armstrong to speak about his work at Invisible Walls (Wales) at an event titled 'Family Friendly Criminal Justice: Models and Opportunities for Child Centred Practice'.
21st March 2024
On 20 and 21 March 2024 RESCALED hosted their European Symposium on Detention Houses in Brussels. IPRT Policy and Research Coordinator and Detention House Ambassador for Ireland, Pamela Drumgoole, attended the event alongside other esteemed Irish company.
14th March 2024
Irish Penal Reform Trust and NIACRO held our most recent All-Island Fund event ‘The Criminal Justice System North and South – Current Challenges and Opportunities for Change' in Newry, Co. Down on 14 March 2024.
28th February 2024
Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) held our most recent Prison Law Seminar on the topic of Sentencing: Alternatives to Imprisonment . At a time when overcrowding in prisons is continuously breaking...
8th February 2024
Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) launched a new scoping study exploring the attitudes of employers in Ireland to hiring people with criminal convictions. The report presents the findings from interviews with employers and people with convictions, survey data, and a workshop event.
11th December 2023
IPRT contributed to the high-level international conference hosted by the Office of Inspector of Prisons (OIP) titled The Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture: Developing a Criminal Justice National Preventive Mechanism in Ireland.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.