Office of the Inspector of Prisons Annual Report 2022
13th October 2023
The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee published the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) Annual Report 2022 on 13 October 2023.
For IPRT's full response to the publication, see our press release here.
Some key points from the report:
- Critical issues outlined in the report include overcrowded conditions in prison; increases in the number of deaths in prison reported to the OIP and that the current prisoner complaints system is not fit for purpose.
- Notably the report outlines the first general unannounced inspection visit in many years as well as highlighting the important work on the Thematic Inspection on Education & Work Training.
- The OIP Annual Report 2022 includes a specific focus on the Places of Detention Bill which would see Ireland ratify the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention Against Torture (OPCAT).
The OIP Annual Report 2022 is available here.
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Related items:
- Life after prison - David McCullagh Show RTE Radio 1
- People in Ireland from poorer backgrounds are at a higher risk of going to jail, says report - Liberal.ie
- Poverty, inequality increases risk of entering the criminal justice system - IPRT - RTÉ News
- Inmates still earn just 50 cents for a day's work in Irish prisons - Dublin Inquirer
- Planned electronic tagging of prisoners faces fresh setback - Irish Independent
