Irish Penal Reform Trust

23. The number of people committed with a life sentence decreased by two from 19 in 2021 to 17 in 2022.

The number of people committed with a life sentence decreased by two from 19 in 2021 to 17 in 2022.

The number of people committed with a life sentence increased 12 in 2020 to 19 in 2021.

23. The number of people committed with a life sentence increased from 9 in 2019 to 12 in 2020.

23. The number of people committed with a life sentence decreased from 21 in 2018 to 9 in 2019.

23. The number of people committed with a life sentence decreased from 22 in 2017 to 21 in 2018.

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

Committals under sentence of less than 3 months decreased by 69.3% (from 8,820 in 2016 to 2,704 in 2017).

Committals under sentence of less than 3 months decreased by 13.8% (from 10,229 in 2015 to 8,820 in 2016).

There were 11,182 committals under sentence for sentences of less than 12 months. (2013)

23. 82.4% of women committed under sentence to prison in 2009 were for non-violent offences.

23. 93% of women committed under sentence to prison in 2008 were for non-violent offences.

Our work is supported by

Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.

Subscribe

Legal

Contact us

This website uses cookies to provide a good browsing experience

Some are necessary to help our website work properly and can't be switched off, and some are optional. Click on "Choose cookies" below for more information on the cookies being used on this website. Please note that based on your settings, not all functions of the website may be available. You can manage your preferences by visiting “Cookie preferences" at the bottom of any page.

This website uses cookies to provide a good browsing experience

Some are necessary to help our website work properly and can't be switched off, and some are optional. Please choose the cookies to allow below. Please note that based on your settings, not all functions of the website may be available. You can manage your preferences by visiting “Cookie preferences" at the bottom of any page.

Your cookie preferences have been saved.