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.
6th April 2011
Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly, has published guidelines for the investigation of deaths in custody in Irish Prisons.
2nd February 2011
The Inspector of Prisons has published the Women Prisoners' Supplement to the 'Standards for the Inspection of Prisons in Ireland'. The document outlines the particular obligations to women prisoners emanating from international obligations, domestic laws and best practice.
29th November 2010
The Irish Prison Chaplains have released their annual report for 2010. This report outlines how violence and drug use are escalating within the Irish Prison System, with overcrowding adding to inhumane conditions.
26th October 2010
The Office of the Inspector of Prisons Annual Report 2009 was published on 22nd Oct 2010 by the Department of Justice and Law Reform.
26th October 2010
A report by Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly, on the use of 'special cells' in Irish prisons.
26th October 2010
A report by Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly, on complaints and discipline procedures in Irish prisons.
22nd October 2010
The 2009 annual reports of the Prison Visiting Committees for Arbour Hill, Castlerea, Cloverhill, Cork, Dóchas, Limerick, Loughan House, Midlands, Mountjoy, Portlaoise, Shelton Abbey, St. Patrick's Institution, the Training Unit and Wheatfield.
22nd October 2010
A key document, presented by the Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly, to the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, in which he clearly sets out "the type of accommodation, the type and level of services and the regimes (including prisoner safety)" that the State is obliged to provide for prisoners.
11th August 2010
The Irish Youth Justice Service has released its annual report detailing the progress made on the implementation of the National Youth Justice Strategy throughout the course of 2009.
6th August 2010
The Annual Report for the Prison Service 2009 was published today, and is available on-line.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.