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Neurodivergence in Irish Prisons

8th November 2024

Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Executive Director Saoirse Brady was delighted to attend the launch of Phase 1 (scoping exercise) of the Neurodivergence in Irish Prisons project in the AV in Leinster House to hear the findings and recommendations.

Building Pathways Together: Criminal Justice Reintegration Through Employment Strategy 2025-2027

7th November 2024

On 7 November 2024, the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) attended the launch of the Department of Justice's 'Building Pathways Together’ criminal justice employment strategy . We were heartened to...

Community or Custody? A Review of Evidence and Sentencers’ Perspectives on Community Service orders and Short-Term Prison Sentences.

6th November 2024

On 6 November 2024, the Department of Justice launched vital research on Sentencers’ Perspectives on Community Service Orders (CSOs) and Short-Term Prison Sentences. The report is authored by Dr Niamh Maguire (South East Technological University) and Prof Nicola Carr (University of Nottingham).

Report: Community or Custody - Evidence and Sentencers’ Perspectives on Community Service orders and Short-Term Prison Sentences

6th November 2024

On 6 November 2024, the Department of Justice launched their report Community or Custody? Evidence and Sentencers’ Perspectives on Community Service Orders (CSOs) and Short-Term Prison Sentences.

Report launch: Boxed Out: Higher Education, Criminal Convictions, and Perceptions of Risk

4th November 2024

Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) is delighted to be the civic society project partner for the research report 'Boxed Out: Higher education, criminal convictions, and perceptions of risk' funded by the Irish Research Council. The research led by Dr Joe Garrihy and Dr Ciara Bracken-Roche of Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology will be launched on Wednesday morning, 13 November 2024 as part of a larger event 'New Opportunities: Higher Education Pathways for People with Convictions'.

Inviation to tender: Examining the use of early release schemes in the criminal justice system in Ireland among the Traveller prison population’

31st October 2024

DEADLINE PASSED: TJI has recently put out an invitation to tender for a research project titled ‘Examining the use of early release schemes in the criminal justice system in Ireland among the Traveller prison population’. Closing date for applications is 5 November 2024.

Ebulletin #122

31st October 2024

Highlights in this edition include updates about past events and upcoming events, Oireachtas and TV appearances, new additions to our Board and team, sector news and more.

Probation Service Annual Report 2023

24th October 2024

The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee published the Probation Service Annual Report 2023 on 24 October 2024.

Irish Prison Service Health Needs Assessment First Progress Report (May 2023 – June 2024)

17th October 2024

Irish Penal Reform Trust notes the publication on 17 October 2024 by the Department of Justice and the Department of Health of the Irish Prison Service Health Needs Assessment First Progress Report (May 2023 – June 2024).

Prison Overcrowding Response Group report

16th October 2024

IPRT published the Prison Overcrowding Response Group Report which was released under the Freedom of Information Acts.

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