16th December 2016
IPRT has made a submission to the Citizens’ Assembly on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution.
18th November 2016
IPRT made a Preliminary Submission to the IPS Working Group on Life-Sentenced Prisoners, informed by feedback received from life-sentenced prisoners at seminars held by IPRT in Midlands, Portlaoise, Mountjoy Prisons and the Training Unit over 2015 and 2016.
13th September 2016
IPRT made a submission as NGO Stakeholder to the Department of Justice and Equality in relation to the Statement of Strategy 2016-2019.
20th January 2016
IPRT has updated its submission, including suggested amendments, on the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012.
22nd September 2015
IPRT made a submission to the Oireachtas Justice Committee in August 2015, published here.
21st September 2015
The IPRT submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review highlights issues relating to the Irish State’s promotion and protection of human rights in prisons and places of detention.
1st September 2015
IPRT made a submission to the Oireachtas Justice Committee in August 2015, published here.
7th August 2015
IPRT Submission to the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on Ireland’s approach to the possession of limited quantities of certain drugs in August 2015.
20th June 2014
IPRT has made a Submission to the Human Rights Committee on Ireland’s Fourth Periodic Examination of Ireland under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
12th May 2013
A submission intended to assist the Irish Prison Service and the Irish Probation Service in the development of a Strategy for Women Offenders. It was prepared by the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) and the Women in Prison Reform Alliance (WIPRA), of which IPRT is a member.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.