Irish Penal Reform Trust

Events

Irish Penal Reform Trust hosts a number of events throughout the year, including the launches of new publications, consultations, campaign events, and our AGM.

Upcoming report launch: Access to Justice: Legal Pathways to Justice for the Rights of People in Prison

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.

Round-up: IPRT Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024

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. 

Know Your Rights: Information, Advocacy and Remedies

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.

Round-up: All-Party Oireachtas Group on Penal Reform meeting on reimagining prison and punishment

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’.

Family Focussed Criminal Justice - Invisible Walls (Wales)

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'.

RESCALED European Symposium on Detention Houses

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.

Round-up: The Criminal Justice System North and South – Current Challenges and Opportunities for Change

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.

Round-up: Prison Law Seminar: Sentencing - Alternatives to Imprisonment

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...

Round-up: "The Secondary Punishment”: A Scoping Study on Employer Attitudes to Hiring People with Criminal Convictions

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. 

OIP conference: The Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture: Developing a Criminal Justice National Preventive Mechanism in Ireland

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. 

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