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.
18th December 2013
The Department of Justice and Equality has published 12 reports by the Inspector of Prisons reports on deaths in custody.
31st October 2013
The Irish Prison Service has published its second quarterly census of the use of restricted regimes. In addition the IPS has published a census of cell occupancy and in-cell sanitation.
3rd July 2013
The 2012 annual report of the Inspector of Prisons has been published. It documents both positive developments and ongoing concerns in the Irish prison system.
3rd July 2013
A report by the Inspector of Prisons assessing where the Irish Prison System stands at the moment; it highlights serious concerns and strides that have been made to date to remedy them.
10th June 2013
The 2012 annual reports of the Prison Visiting Committees for Cork, Limerick, Arbour Hill, Midlands and Shelton Abbey have been published.
30th May 2013
A study of recidivism among all prisoners released by the Irish Prison Service on completion of a sentence in 2007 - based on reoffending and reconviction data up to the end of 2010.
8th May 2013
The Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2012 was published today, alongside the Probation Service Annual Report 2012 and a new Joint Irish Prison Service & Probation Service Strategic Plan 2013-2015.
8th May 2013
The Probation Service Annual Report 2012 was published today, alongside the Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2012 and a new Joint Irish Prison Service & Probation Service Strategic Plan 2013-2015.
7th May 2013
The 2012 annual reports of the Prison Visiting Committees for Castlerea, Cloverhill and The Dóchas Centre.
27th March 2013
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality launched its Sub-Committee Report on Penal Reform on March 27th March 2013
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.