On launching the report, Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, said that the ICT changes required for commencement of the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014 will be completed in autumn 2015. Read more
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality is inviting public submissions on its drug policy review. Read more
A new confidential phone line has been launched to combat the illegal trafficking of drugs and weapons into prisons. Read more
Following the setting aside of earlier plans to create a large prison to house female offenders, Scotland has now announced plans to develop a community-based approach to custody for female offenders, as well as increased use of alternatives to custody. Read more
President Michael D Higgins visited the Dóchas centre, a female prison located in Mountjoy Prison in Dublin Read more
Speaker: Dr. Brie Williams, University of California, San Francisco Read more
The 2015 Children of Prisoners Europe June campaign, “Not my crime, still my sentence”, aims to inform, raise awareness about and draw attention to the rights and needs of children separated from a parent in prison. Read more
The deaths of three prisoners have occurred in Irish prisons during May 2015. Read more
MEDIA ADVISORY: The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) has today welcomed progress by the Irish Prison Service towards addressing overcrowding in prisons, with daily prison numbers returning to 2009 levels. Read more
IPRT welcomes two announcements in the area of youth justice this week by Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald TD. Read more
