Irish Penal Reform Trust

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.

Office of the Inspector of Prisons Annual Report 2022

13th October 2023

The Minister for Justice published the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) Annual Report 2022 on 13 October 2023.

Parole Board's Annual Report 2021-2022 published

15th September 2023

Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) welcomes the publication of the Parole Board's Annual Report 2021-2022.

Prison Census Reports April 2023

24th July 2023

IPRT welcome the publication of the April 2023 Prison Population Census reports on restricted regimes and cell occupancy and in-cell sanitation, which were published by the Irish Prison Service at the end of July.

Thematic Inspection on Education & Work Training: Wheatfield Prison, Mountjoy Men’s Prison & Arbour Hill Prison (April-June 2022)

23rd June 2023

Launch of a Thematic Inspection on Education & Work Training: Wheatfield Prison, Mountjoy Men’s Prison & Arbour Hill Prison (April-June 2022) on 23 June 2023.

Visiting Committee Annual Reports 2021

21st June 2023

A short overview of the publication on 21 June 2023 by the Department of Justice of the 2021 Annual Reports from the Visiting Committees for each of Ireland’s prisons.

Death in Custody Investigation Report published for a death occurring on 15 Jan 2022

30th May 2023

On 31 May 2023, an Office of the Inspector of Prisons Death in Custody Investigation Reports was published by the Department of Justice and Equality. The report is related to a death that occurred on 15 January 2022. 

Health Needs Assessment for the Irish Prison Service report published

11th May 2023

Irish Penal Reform Trust notes the publication on 11 May 2023 by the Department of Justice and the Department of Health of the Health Needs Assessment (HNA) for the Irish Prison Service.

Prison Chaplain Annual Reports 2021

1st May 2023

The Prison Chaplain Annual Reports for 2021 have been published by the Irish Prison Service in May 2023. All of these reports relate to the 2021 calendar year.

IPRT welcome the publication of the Prison Census Reports January 2023

29th March 2023

Details of the Prison Population Census January 2023 reports on restricted regimes and cell occupancy and in-cell sanitation released by the Irish Prison Service.

Prison Census Reports January 2022

2nd March 2022

IPRT is increasingly concerned about the high number of people being held on restricted regimes, as well as the staggering number of people on 24-hour lock-up.

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