Supports sought for children of imprisoned parents
19th November 2025
Further coverage of the IPRT report Paying the Price: The Cost and Impact of Imprisonment on Families in Ireland, which details the severe financial and emotional hardship experienced by families when a parent is imprisoned. The article focuses on the report's research into fragmented and inadequate State supports, which often leave families dependent on charities. Additional challenges identified include difficulties maintaining family contact, childcare pressures, housing insecurity, and the wider impact on children’s wellbeing.
The full online can be found here.
Related items:
- 2024 Progress in the Penal System Report (PIPS) Launch
- Conditions in Irish Jails an unwarranted extra penalty on prisoners
- Imprisonment ‘pushing families into poverty’
- Saoirse Brady contributes to discussion on prison complaints system
- Partners of prisoners should get similar social welfare assistance as other lone parents, says report
