Irish Penal Reform Trust

Prison Reports

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.

For reports on Irish prisons carried out by international monitoring bodies (CPT, UN CAT, etc.) please see Human Rights reports.

HIQA Inspection Report on Oberstown Children Detention Campus (2023)

21st February 2024

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has published an inspection report on Oberstown Children Detention Campus for an inspection that took place across three days between 12 and 14 September 2023.

Death in Custody Investigation Report published for a death occurring on 2 October 2021

26th January 2024

On 26 January 2024, an Office of the Inspector of Prisons Death in Custody Investigation Report was published by the Department of Justice and Equality. The report is related to a death that occurred on 2 October 2021 while the individual (Mr. G, 2021) was in custody at Cork Prison. 

Prison Census Reports July 2023

23rd October 2023

IPRT welcome the publication of the July 2023 Prison Population Census reports  on  restricted regimes  and  cell occupancy and in-cell sanitation , which were published by the Irish Prison Service in...

Alarming rise in imprisonment rates and use of short sentences in latest reports - IPRT

19th October 2023

MEDIA RELEASE: The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) is today calling for increased use of community-based alternatives to prison, a reversal of plans to increase prison spaces, and amendments to existing legislation to ensure that imprisonment is a sanction of last resort. These calls come in response to yesterday’s (18 October 2023) publication of the Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2022 and today’s (19 October 2023) publication of The Probation Service Annual Report 2022 by the Minister for Justice. 

Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2022

18th October 2023

The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has published the Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2022. The report features statistics relating to the profile of the prison population in Ireland.

Office of the Inspector of Prisons Annual Report 2022

13th October 2023

The Minister for Justice published the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) Annual Report 2022 on 13 October 2023.

Parole Board's Annual Report 2021-2022 published

15th September 2023

Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) welcomes the publication of the Parole Board's Annual Report 2021-2022.

Prison Census Reports April 2023

24th July 2023

IPRT welcome the publication of the April 2023 Prison Population Census reports on restricted regimes and cell occupancy and in-cell sanitation, which were published by the Irish Prison Service at the end of July.

Thematic Inspection on Education & Work Training: Wheatfield Prison, Mountjoy Men’s Prison & Arbour Hill Prison (April-June 2022)

23rd June 2023

Launch of a Thematic Inspection on Education & Work Training: Wheatfield Prison, Mountjoy Men’s Prison & Arbour Hill Prison (April-June 2022) on 23 June 2023.

Visiting Committee Annual Reports 2021

21st June 2023

A short overview of the publication on 21 June 2023 by the Department of Justice of the 2021 Annual Reports from the Visiting Committees for each of Ireland’s prisons.

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