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Inspection report on Oberstown Children Detention Campus published

7th January 2020

HIQA has published its latest inspection report on Oberstown Children Detention Campus; the announced inspection visit was carried out from 16-18 July 2019. Out of eight standards assessed, Inspectors found that the Campus was compliant with five standards; one standard was described as ‘Substantially Compliant’; and two standards were described as ‘Non-compliant Moderate’.

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IPRT Recruitment: Communications Officer

23rd December 2019

Applications are invited for the post of Communications Officer with the Irish Penal Reform Trust. The closing date for applications is 5pm on Thursday 16th January 2020.

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Christmas Temporary Release 2019

21st December 2019

For Christmas 2019, 113 prisoners will be granted varying periods of temporary release under the Criminal Justice Act 1960. This is the lowest number of people given temporary release at Christmas since 2008.

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IPRT welcomes findings of Bail Supervision Scheme evaluation

20th December 2019

IPRT welcomes the publication of the Evaluation of the Bail Supervision Scheme for Children (pilot Scheme) by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs today (20th December 2019). The report demonstrates positive outcomes for children who participated and completed the Bail Supervision Scheme.

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Inspector of Prisons Annual Report 2018 published

16th December 2019

IPRT welcomes the publication by the Minister for Justice & Equality of the Office of the Inspector of Prisons, Annual Report 2018 (13th December 2019) - the first annual report published since the appointment of the new Inspector, Ms Patricia Gilheaney (May 2018).

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Spring Volunteer Opportunities

13th December 2019

IPRT are now inviting applications for the Spring Policy & Advocacy volunteer placement (on a part-time basis of 2.5 days per week February-June 2020).

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Prison is being used to warehouse the effects of social policy failures, and that has to stop.

7th December 2019

The case of a homeless man, suffering from brain damage, who has been held on remand for over a year in Mountjoy prison has received widespread national media attention. The case raises a number of systemic issues that IPRT draws attention to here.

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Toolkit and standards for Traveller Peer Support projects in prison

4th December 2019

The Travellers in Prison Initiative (TPI) have recently published Mincéir in the Respoon: Toolkit and Standards for Traveller Peer Support Projects in Prison.

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Round-up: Developing Youth Justice 2019

27th November 2019

The Irish Penal Reform Trust, in association with the Irish Criminal Bar Association, hosted a youth justice seminar on the 21st November 2019 in the Distillery Building, Church Street, Dublin 7.

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Joint Committee on Justice and Equality Publish report on Spent Convictions (Oct 2019)

22nd November 2019

The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality held a public hearing in July 2019 on the issue of spent convictions. IPRT gave evidence as a witness in this hearing and the final report and recommendations were published in October 2019.

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