Prison Reports
Reports on Irish prisons are gathered in this section, along with prison standards and other relevant reports.
Inspection reports of the Children Detention Schools, which are carried out by HIQA, are available in the youth justice section.
For reports on Irish prisons carried out by international monitoring bodies (CPT, UN CAT, etc.) please see Human Rights reports.
Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2014
18th May 2015
The Irish Prison Service Annual Report for 2014 was published by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Ms. Frances Fitzgerald on the 18th of May 2015.
Joint Irish Prison Service & Probation Service Strategic Plan 2015-2017
18th May 2015
The Irish Prison Service and Probation Service have published their joint strategic plan for the years 2015 to 2017.
Probation Service Annual Report for 2014
18th May 2015
The Probation Service has published their Annual Report for 2014.
Census of Restricted Regime Prisoners April 2015
27th April 2015
The Irish Prison Service Statistics Office recently published its quarterly census of Restricted Prisoners in the Irish prison system. The census figures indicate a slight increase in the number of prisoners on restricted regimes.
Census of Prison Population, Cell Occupancy and In-Cell Sanitation April 2015
27th April 2015
The Irish Prison Service Statistics Office has recently published its quarterly statistical analysis of prison population, cell occupancy and in-cell sanitation facts and figures.
Probation Service Strategy 2015 - 2017
30th March 2015
The new Probation Service Strategy emphasises lasting change through offender rehabilitation
Census of Prison Population, Cell Occupancy and In-Cell Sanitation January 2015
10th February 2015
The Irish Prison Service Statistics Office recently published its quarterly statistical analysis of prison population, cell occupancy and in-cell sanitation facts and figures.
Strategic Review on Penal Policy - Final Report
18th September 2014
The Final Report of the Strategic Review on Penal Policy was published by Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD on 17 Sept 2014.
Inspector of Prisons' Report on Mountjoy Prison Campus with emphasis on Separation Unit
15th September 2014
The Inspector of Prisons recently undertook a general overview of Mountjoy Campus, with particular focus on the Separation Unit.
Inspector of Prisons' Omnibus Report on Deaths of Prisoners in Custody 2012-2014
12th September 2014
The Inspector of Prisons' Omnibus Report on Deaths in Prison.
