Irish Penal Reform Trust

12. In 2022, there were 234 committals to prison for the non-payment of a court-ordered fine, a further decrease on the 2021 figure of 234.

In 2021, there were 234 committals to prison for the non-payment of a court-ordered fine, a decrease on the 2020 figure of 285.

In 2020, there were 285 committals to prison for the non-payment of court-ordered fines, a (67%) decrease on the 2019 figure of 861.

12. In 2019, there were 861 committals to prison for the non-payment of court-ordered fines, an 89.2% increase on the 2018 figure of 455.

In 2018, there were 455 committals to prison for the non-payment of court-ordered fines, a 79.8% decrease on the 2017 figure of 2,261.

In 2018 there were no committals of persons aged under 18.

In 2017 the number of committals under sentence of children aged 17 was 13.

In 2016 the number of committals to prison of children aged under 18 was 39; of these, 1 was 16 years old.

12. 84 children aged under 18 were committed to prison in 2013.

143 young people aged under 18 were committed to prison in 2012.

231 young people aged under 18 were committed to prison in 2011.

221 young people aged under 18 were committed to prison in 2010, including two girls.

228 young people aged under 18 were committed to prison in 2009, including one girl.

241 young people aged under 18 were committed to prison in 2008.

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