Read the latest newsletter from the Irish Penal Reform Trust. Highlights in this edition include updates on report launches, events, submissions, projects, media appearances and employment opportunities with the IPRT team.
On Thursday, 10 April 2025, the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) proudly celebrated 30 years of advocating for a just and humane Ireland, where prison is truly a last resort. Read more about the event here.
The work we do, simply put, would not be possible without the support of our members. Support our advocacy by becoming a member today.
Action for Children and Families of Prisoners Network is a network led by IPRT focused on acting as a unified voice to bring about positive sustained change for children and families affected by imprisonment in Ireland. Read more about our work for children and families of people in prison.
Learn more about Community Service Orders, Conditional Discharge, Custodial Sentences, Deferred Sentences, Dismissal, Fines, Life Sentences, and Suspended Sentences. Read our easy-to-read explainers.
Irish Penal Reform Trust reported on our activities and achievements during 2024 at our most recent AGM. Read about our work in our Annual Report 2024.
Latest News
- IPRT Statement on publication of Five Deaths in Custody Reports
- IPRT Statement on Death in Custody Investigation Report Mr. J (Ivan Rosney) Cloverhill Prison 28 September 2020
- Press Release: IPRT Responds to Follow-Up Inspection reports by Office of the Inspector of Prisons - Cloverhill and Mountjoy Prisons
- Press Release: IPRT responds to new Inspection Reports from the Office of the Inspector of Prisons highlighting serious failings
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Latest Events
- Round-up: IPRT Report Launch: From Punishment to Prevention: Poverty, Inequality and Pathways into the Irish Criminal Justice System
- Round-up: IPRT launches Progress in the Penal System (PIPS) 2024
- Round-up: IPRT Report Launch: Paying the Price – The Cost and Impact of Imprisonment on Families in Ireland
- Panel discussion to reflect on the recent report of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) on its official visit to Ireland
- Round-up: IPRT Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2025
IPRT in the news
- Inmates still earn just 50 cents for a day's work in Irish prisons - Dublin Inquirer
- People in Ireland from poorer backgrounds are at a higher risk of going to jail, says report - Liberal.ie
- Irish Penal Reform Trust Links Poverty to Criminal Justice System - RTÉ News
- Poverty, inequality increases risk of entering the criminal justice system - IPRT - RTÉ News
- Irish Penal Reform Trust Discusses Alternatives to Imprisonment - Newstalk
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