Irish Penal Reform Trust

19. On 30 November 2022, 28 people in prison were serving sentences of less than 3 months.

Committals under sentence of less than 3 months increased by 14.5%, from 1,023 in 2020 to 1,171 in 2021.

19. Committals under sentence of less than 3 months decreased from 1,552 in 2019 to 781 in 2020.

19. Committals under sentence of less than 3 months increased from 1,070 in 2018 to 1,552  in 2019.

19. Committals under sentence of less than 3 months decreased from 2,704 in 2017 to 1,070 in 2018.

19.  The overall daily average number of prisoners in custody in 2018 was 3,893 compared to 3,680, in 2017 an increase of 5.8%. 

The overall daily average number of prisoners in custody in 2017 was 3,680 compared to 3,718 in 2016, a decrease of 1.1%.

19. The average daily number of prisoners in custody rose by over 16% in the ten year period between 2006 (3,191) to 2016 (3,718).

19. The total number in prison has decreased by 5.8% in 2013 compared with 2012.

19. The total number in prison has decreased by 345 over the past 12 months (July 2013)

19. The total number in prison has increased by 419 over the past 12 months; this represents a rise of 10%. (Jan 2011)

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