Foreign nationals and non-whites get longer jail terms for sex and drug offences, study shows
Foreign nationals and ethnic minorities overrepresented in Irish jails, research finds
Over 80 foreign nationals detained in Irish prisons for immigration offences last year
The State has no dedicated immigration-detention facility, with men sent to Cloverhill Prison and women to the Dóchas Centre
The Irish Times view on Irish prisons: an alarming gap in accountability
Successive ministers for justice have accepted the idea that prisoners should have access to the Ombudsman but none has actually introduced that right
Conditions in Irish prisons have worsened, report warns
Concerns raised about overcrowding, mental health and use of solitary confinement
Ireland sees one of highest rates in world for vaccinations in prisons
Report found vaccination rates as low as 10 per cent in some countries
Cloverhill to house people refused entry into State
Total of 2,333 people refused leave to land at Dublin Airport so far this year
Prison sentencing guidelines to factor in costs of punishments
Judges eager for new guidelines covering domestic and sexual violence cases
Prisoners denied ‘meaningful human contact’ due to Covid measures
‘Complacency’ threatens to make safety curbs like quarantine ‘new norm’ in jail
Average daily number of prisoners in Irish prisons decreased in 2020
Irish Prison Service report shows life-sentence committals increased by 33.3%
Lack of ‘in-person’ prison visits could affect rehabilitation for parent and child
Impact of separation ‘intensified’ for prisoners’ children during Covid, study shows
Just 2% of prisoners have been vaccinated to date
Irish Penal Reform Trust ‘dismayed’ inmates appear to have been ‘left behind’
Garda group queries vaccination priority list for prisoners and gardaí
Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors requests clarification from the Minister
Calls for ‘robust action’ over offensive social media posts by prison staff
Prison management tries again to have private staff group removed from Facebook
Covid-19 positivity rate of 10% among Arbour Hill prisoners
Dublin prison records biggest outbreak with 83 inmates across State infected since March
Use of spit hoods on prisoners not centrally recorded
Prison Service began using controversial devices in 2019, records show
Inmates should be among first to get Covid-19 vaccine, says prison service
Priority for prisoners would likely cause public upset as groups lobby for access
Growing number of people in pre-trial custody for minor offences
Homelessness and judges’ ‘misguided paternalism’ blamed for increase
Discrimination because of criminal past should end, says rights body
Submission to Government wants serious offenders to be able to expunge their record
Prisoner tests positive for Covid-19 in Limerick Prison
Irish Prison Service says it is working closely with HSE and contact tracing is ongoing
Death of terminally ill prisoner ‘inhuman and degrading’, says charity
PRT says failure to bring dying man in severe pain to nearby hospital ‘not acceptable’
Airport immigration detention facility still not operational
Migrants being held in prison because centre not in use 14 months after scheduled opening
Inmates with Covid-19 symptoms kept in 24-hour lock-up
Some inmates awaiting test results are in cells with no access to showers
Prisons face a dilemma: A Covid-19 outbreak or releasing sex offenders
Most at-risk elderly inmates, some in their 80s, are serving sentences for sex crimes
Serious drug offenders twice as likely to go to prison as they were a decade ago
New figures suggest that judges have become more punitive on such offenders since 2011
Disabled prisoners often left isolated in cells due to a lack of supports – report
Prisoner unable to leave cell because no walking stick was available
Ireland needs to reduce prison numbers, says reform charity
Irish Penal Reform Trust wants prison sentences to be ‘last resort’ in justice system
Prisons struggling to cope with 20% jump in female inmates
Big rise in numbers in past two years ‘definitely linked with housing’
Family of murdered woman (19) angry at her killer being granted temporary release
Peter Whelan was jailed for life for murder of Nicola Sweeney
Majority of employers would consider hiring a former prisoner
Solas survey reveals that more than 60% of respondents inclined to employ ex-offender
The Dublin 7 coffee company staffed by former prisoners
The busy Four Courts outlet was set up to give its workforce a second chance
Prisoner numbers in highly successful rehabilitation scheme cut by half
Irish Prison Service says latest figures reflect the programme’s strict selection process
Insurers demand profiles of troubled children before providing cover
Rising insurance premiums leads to 20% jump in cost of residential care
Restricted access to legal system unacceptable, Higgins says
‘Prohibitive cost’ of legal action biggest barrier to wider access, President says
Family refused details of detention in ‘padded cell’ due to GDPR, lawyer claims
Irish Penal Reform Trust says highest level of safeguards must apply
Is prison the right place for one of Ireland’s most dangerous inmates?
Family of Alan Ellis convinced he is not getting the treatment his condition merits
Over half of Mountjoy prisoners in protection regimes due to gang violence
17 gangs now operating within the prison, Governor says
Consider top-up allowances for mental health staff, report recommends
Oireachtas report on mental health services says lack of funding the root of the problems
Ireland’s prison gangs: ‘You hear a scream and suddenly a fella’s pumping blood’
The nine gangs in Irish jails mirror the outside world in their growing power and violence
Prison population rises for the the first time in seven years
Fewer prisoners are getting temporary release
Only 58 prisoners voted in abortion referendum
Proportion of prison inmates casting postal ballots has declined over the past decade
Judge invites reform body to carry out study on sentencing of elderly
Comment made before imposing 10 year sentence on 78-year-old for repeated sexual assaults
Prisons unable to meet rising population’s need for mental healthcare
Percentage of prison population with mental illness more than doubled since 2015
New 12-year minimum sentence for murder to be set
Provision contained in opposition Parole Bill which has been accepted by the Government
‘Screams that could be heard all over the prison’
The experience of being ‘inside’ is the subject of a current art project at Kilmainham Gaol
Deis scheme ‘failing to narrow gap’ between disadvantaged children and other pupils
Academic calls for changes to school scheme to boost outcomes for less well-off children
Half of prisoners drop out of school before Junior Certificate
Unpublished prison service survey shows link between poor education and jail
Report calls for end to solitary confinement in prisons
Irish Penal Reform Trust wants a minimum of eight hours ‘out-of-cell’ time per day
Judges should give written reasons for short prison sentences, group says
Irish Penal Reform Trust paper says community service is underutilised in Ireland
Children who have parent in prison ‘unseen and unheard’
Conference told it is unknown how many Irish children have a parent in prison
State criticised for failing to legislate for detainees’ right to lawyer
UN Committee against Torture also calls for urgent action over prison staff shortages
UN committee against torture urges inquiry on all mother and baby homes
Fundamental review of prison health care sought along with increased staffing in jails
Treatment in Garda custody raised at UN
Committee Against Torture to examine Ireland’s compliance with convention
421 people committed to prison in 2016 on immigration-related issues
Ireland criticised for holding immigration detainees alongside sentenced prisoners
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