News and Press Releases

Dublin: Community service pilot project to clean graffiti

18th January 2010

A pilot project between the Probation Service and Dublin City Council will see convicted offenders clean graffiti from city centre buildings in the coming months, reports Olivia Kelly in today's Irish Times.

Job Opportunity: Network of Ex-prisoner Voluntary Agencies (NEVA) Coordinator

11th January 2010

NEVA (Network of Ex-prisoner Voluntary Agencies) is a national umbrella group of community/voluntary agencies that work with prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families. NEVA wishes to recruit a part-time Coordinator for an initial 12 month contract.

Imprisonment for failure to pay fines jumps by over 50%

31st December 2009

3,366 people were imprisoned in Ireland for failing to pay fines up to the end of October 2009; this represents an increase of over 50% on the total figure for 2008.

IPRT welcomes publication of Report on Restorative Justice

17th December 2009

IPRT welcomes the publication of the Final Report from the National Commission on Restorative Justice, and calls for its recommendations to be fully implemented within the specified time.

Children's Mental Health Coalition launched

15th December 2009

The Irish Government is failing children with mental health difficulties, and urgent reform of the mental health system for children and young people is desperately needed. IPRT is one of 38 organisations who have been brought together to form the Children’s Mental Health Coalition...

Latest prisoner numbers: 7th December 2009.

11th December 2009

The latest prison numbers reveal that there were 4,051 in custody on 7th December 2009; this figure includes 49 children imprisoned in St Patrick's Institution, which is in breach of international human rights standards.

Ireland to have rigorous inspection by CPT in 2010

6th December 2009

The Sunday Business Post has reported that Ireland is one of ten countries identified for special scrutiny of its treatment of detainees in prisons and police stations.

'Slopping Out' case results in high court action by ex-prisoner

3rd December 2009

A man who was sentenced to a jail term for IRA membership has argued that his human rights were breached in Portlaoise prison by the 'slopping out' regime.

Launch of IPRT Children Detention report

30th November 2009

The Irish Penal Reform Trust will today launch a new report: Detention of Children in Ireland: International Standards and Best Practice, outlining the legal framework, policies and practices regarding the use of custodial measures for children in Ireland and internationally.

IAYPIC: Launch of young people's version of 'Policies, Procedures for Children's Residential Care'.

26th November 2009

The Irish Association of Young People in Care has launched the young people’s version of Policies and Procedures for Children’s Residential Centres, Your Guide to Living in Residential Care.

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News and Press Releases

Dublin: Community service pilot project to clean graffiti

Job Opportunity: Network of Ex-prisoner Voluntary Agencies (NEVA) Coordinator

Imprisonment for failure to pay fines jumps by over 50%

IPRT welcomes publication of Report on Restorative Justice

Children's Mental Health Coalition launched

Latest prisoner numbers: 7th December 2009.

Ireland to have rigorous inspection by CPT in 2010

'Slopping Out' case results in high court action by ex-prisoner

Launch of IPRT Children Detention report

IAYPIC: Launch of young people's version of 'Policies, Procedures for Children's Residential Care'.

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