A man who was sentenced to a jail term for IRA membership has argued that his human rights were breached in Portlaoise prison by the 'slopping out' regime. Read more
The Irish Penal Reform Trust will today launch a new report: Detention of Children in Ireland: International Standards and Best Practice, outlining the legal framework, policies and practices regarding the use of custodial measures for children in Ireland and internationally. Read more
The Irish Association of Young People in Care has launched the young people’s version of Policies and Procedures for Children’s Residential Centres, Your Guide to Living in Residential Care. Read more
A new report from IPRT considers the implementation of international human rights standards to children detention in Ireland, and details best practice examples from Ireland and other European jurisdictions. Read more
The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) joins other organisations in the celebrations of the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Read more
A report by the Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, highlights the inadequate service provision of care for asylum seeking children. Read more
In an article in today's Irish Times, Dr Conor O'Neill outlines the obstacles faced by people with mental illness in the criminal justice system, and the working of the Prison Inreach and Court Liaison Service (PICLS). Read more
The number of people jailed for not paying fines reached 1,897 in the first 6 months of 2009. Read more
The Health Service Executive announced today that the Special Care Unit for children in Ballydowd, West Dublin will close, following an independent report from the Health Information and Quality Authority. Read more
IPRT believes that a political decision must now be made to move towards the use of community sanctions as the default penal sanction for less serious offences; punishment by imprisonment should be reserved for the most serious of offences. Read more
