In the Sunday Mirror, Samuel Hamilton reports on new figures which reveal that almost half of the men held in Irish prisons must use the toilet in front of other prisoners. Read more
Writing in the 'Irish Examiner', Jennifer Hough reports that 6,681 people were jailed last year for non-payment of court fines, despite the Fines Act 2010 - legislation which provides alternatives to imprisonment - being signed into law eight months ago. The article reports on IPRT's concerns at "soaring numbers" continuing… Read more
'The Irish Times' reports on IPRT's calls on an incoming government to commit to enacting legislation ensuring that the practice of imprisoning people for non-payment of fines is brought to an end, and to ensure the full operation of the Fines Act. Read more
Marsha Levick of the Juvenile Law Center, Philadelphia, talks to RTÉ's Pat Kenny about her inspirational work challenging the treatment of children in the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems across the United States. Read more
In today's Irish Times, Marsha Levick and Ursula Kilkelly write on how strategic litigation combined with academic research has helped advance the rights of children. Read more
More than a fifth of inmates in the country’s sole prison for young offenders are locked up in their cells for 23 hours a day, writes Cormac O'Keeffe in the Irish Examiner. Read more
Cormac O’Keefe, writing in the Irish Examiner, details the impact of the budget cuts on the Department of Justice and its associated services. Read more
Writing in 'The Irish Times', columnist Breda O'Brien takes a look at Irish penal policy (or, indeed, the lack of), and how "expanding jails instead of tackling social problems was a typical Celtic Tiger response." Read more
RTÉ Six One News reports on the "highly critical report on conditions in many of the Ireland's 14 prisons", including an interview with IPRT Executive Director, Liam Herrick. Read more
Judges will soon be forced to consider imposing community service as an alternative to prison sentences under new Government plans, writes Cormac O'Keeffe. Read more
