Reports on Irish prisons are gathered in this section, along with prison standards and other relevant reports.
Inspection reports of the Children Detention Schools, which are carried out by HIQA, are available in the youth justice section. See the most recent Children Detention Schools report here.
For reports on Irish prisons carried out by international monitoring bodies (CPT, UN CAT, etc.) please see Human Rights reports.
The 2012 annual reports of the Prison Visiting Committees for Cork, Limerick, Arbour Hill, Midlands and Shelton Abbey have been published. Read more
A study of recidivism among all prisoners released by the Irish Prison Service on completion of a sentence in 2007 - based on reoffending and reconviction data up to the end of 2010. Read more
The 2012 annual reports of the Prison Visiting Committees for Castlerea, Cloverhill and The Dóchas Centre. Read more
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality launched its Sub-Committee Report on Penal Reform on March 27th March 2013 Read more
The Minister for Justice has published the Report of the Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly, into the circumstances surrounding the death of a prisoner at Cloverhill Courthouse Complex in December 2011. Read more
The 2011 annual reports of the Prison Visiting Committees for Castlerea, The Dóchas Centre, Limerick, Loughan House, Midlands, Portlaoise, Shelton Abbey,and the Training Unit. Read more
The Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter, has published a report on an inspection of St Patrick's Institution for Young Offenders, by the Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly. Read more
An infographic highlighting significant figures from the Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2011. Read more
The Probation Service Annual Report 2011 has been published. It highlights positive developments in terms of increased use of community service as an alternative to custodial sentences. Read more
The Minister for Justice & Equality today published a report by the Inspector of Prisons titled 'Suggested Prisoner Complaints Model for Irish Prisons.' Read more
