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IPRT in the News

Irish Examiner: 'Great concern' as 90 people in jail for over a year pending trial

17th December 2022

Following the news of high figures of people who have been in prison for over a year without being convicted of any crime, IPRT stress that remanding people in custody should only be used as a measure of last resort.

RTÉ, Today with Claire Byrne: Living With Conviction

9th December 2022

IPRT's Executive Director Saoirse Brady joined Damien and Paul from New Creative Cleaning Services in speaking to RTÉ's Evelyn O'Rourke about living with convictions for the Today with Claire Byrne Show.

Irish Times: Long stays and lack of clarity at Central Mental Hospital as campaigners recommend reforms

6th December 2022

Following IPRT's presentation to the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Mental Health on our report 'Access to Rights for People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities in Ireland', Mary Carolan of the Irish Times reports.

Independent.ie: All prison sentences should not be life sentences – a second chance must be there for all who deserve it

26th November 2022

IPRT Executive Director, Saoirse Brady, writes about the real impacts of lifelong convictions that can follow people for decades. She explains what spent convictions are, where the law currently stands and the opportunities we can act on to change the law for the better.

Irish Examiner: People detained in the Central Mental Hospital not afforded all their rights, report finds

31st October 2022

Noel Baker of the Irish Examiner writes about Irish Penal Reform Trust launch of an independently commissioned scoping study on access to rights for people detained in secure forensic mental health facilities...

Law Society Gazette: Justice plan means low-level offenders will avoid jail

1st September 2022

IPRT welcomed the Review of Policy Options for Prison and Penal Reform 2022-2024 and associated action plan approved by Cabinet.

Round-up: The rights, needs and experiences of foreign national and minority ethnic groups in the Irish penal system

27th April 2022

We launched “Sometimes I’m missing the words”: The rights, needs and experiences of foreign national and minority ethnic groups in the Irish penal system at a well-attended online event on Wednesday 27 April 2022.

IPRT appears before Joint Committee on Justice to discuss Anti-Social Behaviour

22nd February 2022

IPRT Acting Executive Director Molly Joyce and Senior Policy & Research Officer Sarahjane McCreery appeared before the Joint Committee on Justice to give evidence on the topic of ’Anti-Social Behaviour’ (ASB).

Round-up: Launch of Progress in the Penal System 2021

7th February 2022

The launch of the fifth edition of PIPS took place on Monday 7th February 2022 via Zoom.

RTÉ, Morning Ireland: COVID-19 outbreaks in prison

19th November 2021

Following news of the first prisoner death due to COVID-19 and several outbreaks in Irish prisons, IPRT Executive Director Fíona Ní Chinnéide spoke to Rachel English on Morning Ireland about IPRT’s core concerns.

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