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 May 2015
The Irish Prison Service and Probation Service have published their joint strategic plan for the years 2015 to 2017.
18th May 2015
The Probation Service has published their Annual Report for 2014.
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.
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.
30th March 2015
The new Probation Service Strategy emphasises lasting change through offender rehabilitation
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.
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.
15th September 2014
The Inspector of Prisons recently undertook a general overview of Mountjoy Campus, with particular focus on the Separation Unit.
12th September 2014
The Inspector of Prisons' Omnibus Report on Deaths in Prison.
11th September 2014
The Minister for Justice has published the Annual Report for 2013 of the Parole Board. The report details the number of cases reviewed; the number of prison interviews held; the number of recommendations made to the Minister that were accepted/rejected, and more.
Respect for rights in the penal system with prison as a last resort.