Practical InformationInformation for Prisoners and their Families
A wealth of information is available on the Citizens Information website (www.citizensinformation.ie), including:
- Sentencing
- Admission and Placement
- Prisoners' Rights
- Prison conditions
- Prison medical services
- Prison education services
- Sex Offenders Treatment Programmes
- Remission and Temporary Release
See also information under the various headings below:
Advice and Assistance
Contact details for organisations that provide advice and/or assistance to prisoners and former prisoners, and their friends and families. Read more
Storybook Dads: maintaining family bonds 
Storybook Dads is a project run in prisons which helps maintain the vital emotional bond between prisoners and their children by helping offenders to record bedtime stories on CDs and DVDs: "Keeping families together helps to reduce re-offending by up to six times." Read more
Visiting Prison
Links to visiting times and requirements for each prison, and a short video explaining the visiting process for families. Read more
Supporting Families of Prisoners 
This article, by Sharon Harty of CASP, was first published in ‘Changing Ireland’. The article outlines tips for community activists and those working with families of prisoners. Read more
Leaving Prison
Links to useful information and programmes. Read more
Prison Rules 2007
Prison Rules set out the various conditions in prisons in Ireland, including: admission, registration, accommodation, visiting rights, health, discipline, education, etc. Read more