IPRT in the News
As part of the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Strategic Plan 2023-2026, one of our main goals is to campaign for a progressive criminal justice system that upholds human rights. Engagement with the media plays a large part in that as we discuss our evidence-based research, advocate for people in prison, and work to change attitudes and challenge misconceptions about people in the criminal justice system.
Below you will see a list of most of IPRT's media features including recordings of radio discussions, links to TV appearances, and access to written articles and opinion pieces. You can also listen back to long-form recorded discussions with podcast hosts on our Podcast webpage.
OpEd: State must stop using prison to fill gaps in care for women and girls on the margins
26th January 2021
The Irish Independent has published an opinion article by IPRT Executive Director Fíona Ní Chinnéide discussing Ireland’s overreliance on imprisonment as a response to marginalised women.
Round-up: CPT Report 2020
25th November 2020
A summary of IPRT's presence in the media following our response to the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Degrading Treatment (CPT) seventh report on Ireland.
IPRT featured in radio piece shortlisted for Headline Award
16th November 2020
A student exploration of mental illness and disability in the prison system in Ireland, featuring IPRT, has been shortlisted for the Headline Student Journalist Award 2020.
In the news: IPRT submission on spent convictions
9th November 2020
A summary of IPRT's presence in the media following our submission to the Department of Justice on the open consultation on spent convictions policy.
In the news: IPRT response to briefing on cocooning prisoners
30th July 2020
A summary of IPRT's presence in the media following the publication of a briefing on the journals of people cocooning in Irish prisons. The project was a collaboration between this Office of the Inspector of Prisons and Maynooth University Department of Law.
In the news: IPRT response to plans to recommence physical prison visits
24th June 2020
A summary of IPRT's presence in the media following the announcement of plans to gradually recommence physical visits to prisons in Ireland.
Round-up: Disability in Prison Report Launch 2020
16th January 2020
IPRT launched 'Making Rights Real for People with Disabilities in Prison' on 15th January 2020 in the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.
Round-up: Developing Youth Justice 2019
27th November 2019
The Irish Penal Reform Trust, in association with the Irish Criminal Bar Association, hosted a youth justice seminar on the 21st November 2019 in the Distillery Building, Church Street, Dublin 7.
Round-up: Progress in the Penal System 2019
8th November 2019
The Irish Penal Reform Trust launched their third instalment of Progress in the Penal System: A framework for penal reform (2019) on 25th October 2019 in the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.
Round-up: CSO Statistics on Recidivism Rates
27th September 2019
Statistics released on 24th September 2019 by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) indicate that almost half of prisoners released from custody in 2011 and 2012 were reconvicted with three years. The...
