IPRT Publications
"The Secondary Punishment”: A Scoping Study on Employer Attitudes to Hiring People with Criminal Convictions
8th February 2024
Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) launched a new scoping study exploring the attitudes of employers in Ireland to hiring people with criminal convictions. The report presents the findings of interviews with employers and people with convictions, survey data, and a participatory symposium.
IPRT Annual Review 2022 – 2023
21st September 2023
The 2023 Annual General Meeting of IPRT took place on Wednesday 20 September 2023, and the Annual Review 2022 - 2023 was launched.
Progress in the Penal System: A framework for penal reform (2022)
26th May 2023
'Progress in the Penal System: A framework for penal reform (2022)' is the sixth in a series of annual reports benchmarking progress in Ireland's penal system.
IPRT Strategic Plan 2023-2026
29th March 2023
This Strategic Plan 2023-2026 builds on IPRT’s work since our establishment in 1994, and on earlier strategic plans.
Maternal Imprisonment In Ireland: A Scoping Study
2nd March 2023
The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) launched a new study on maternal imprisonment in Ireland. The report examines the numbers and experiences of mothers imprisoned in Ireland, and of their children and makes 29 recommendations.
Access to Rights for People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities in Ireland
25th October 2022
Irish Penal Reform Trust launched an independently commissioned scoping study on access to rights for people detained in secure forensic mental health facilities in Ireland on Tuesday 25 October 2022. Access to Rights for People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities in Ireland was supported by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) under the Human Rights and Equality Grant Scheme 2021-2022
"Sometimes I'm missing the words": The rights, needs and experiences of foreign national and minority ethnic groups in the Irish penal system
27th April 2022
Very little information exists on the needs and lived experiences of minority ethnic and foreign national prisoners in prisons and on probation in Ireland. This report aimed to bridge that gap and consider these needs and experiences within the context of relevant policy and law.
Progress in the Penal System: The need for transparency (2021)
7th February 2022
Progress in the Penal System 2021 (or 'PIPS 2021'), the fifth in a series of annual reports benchmarking progress in Ireland's penal system.
Piecing It Together: Supporting Children and Families with a Family Member in Prison in Ireland
15th July 2021
Piecing It Together: Supporting Children and Families with a Family Member in Prison in Ireland assesses progress on a series of recommendations made by IPRT in "Picking up the Pieces" in 2012.
Know Your Rights: Your Rights as a Prisoner
25th February 2021
This booklet aims to help prisoners understand the rights they have while in prison. It is written in everyday language and is informative and easy to use.
