Prison Rules
The Prison Rules set out the various conditions in prisons in Ireland, including: admission, registration, accommodation, visiting rights, health, discipline, education, etc.
The existing prison rules in Ireland date back to 1947; the Prisons Act 2007 extends the range of matters covered by prison rules.
In 2021, IPRT updated the Know Your Rights - Your Rights as a Prisoner project which had originally been developed with the ICCL to make the information contained in the Prison Rules more accessible in 2012. The information is available in print, PDF and MP3 formats and also in translation (Polish, Lithuanian, Arabic and Portuguese)
More information:
- Know Your Rights - Your Rights as a Prisoner
- See here for the current prison rules in Ireland: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2007/en/si/0252.html
- See also the Prison Rules (Amendment) 2013 which makes changes to complaints mechanisms.
