Prison Service began using controversial devices in 2019, records show

Priority for prisoners would likely cause public upset as groups lobby for access

Homelessness and judges’ ‘misguided paternalism’ blamed for increase

Submission to Government wants serious offenders to be able to expunge their record

Irish Prison Service says it is working closely with HSE and contact tracing is ongoing

PRT says failure to bring dying man in severe pain to nearby hospital ‘not acceptable’

Migrants being held in prison because centre not in use 14 months after scheduled opening

Some inmates awaiting test results are in cells with no access to showers

Most at-risk elderly inmates, some in their 80s, are serving sentences for sex crimes

New figures suggest that judges have become more punitive on such offenders since 2011

Prisoner unable to leave cell because no walking stick was available

Irish Penal Reform Trust wants prison sentences to be ‘last resort’ in justice system

Big rise in numbers in past two years ‘definitely linked with housing’

Peter Whelan was jailed for life for murder of Nicola Sweeney

Solas survey reveals that more than 60% of respondents inclined to employ ex-offender

The busy Four Courts outlet was set up to give its workforce a second chance

Irish Prison Service says latest figures reflect the programme’s strict selection process

Rising insurance premiums leads to 20% jump in cost of residential care

‘Prohibitive cost’ of legal action biggest barrier to wider access, President says

Irish Penal Reform Trust says highest level of safeguards must apply

Family of Alan Ellis convinced he is not getting the treatment his condition merits

17 gangs now operating within the prison, Governor says

Oireachtas report on mental health services says lack of funding the root of the problems

The nine gangs in Irish jails mirror the outside world in their growing power and violence

Pressure on prison system

Fewer prisoners are getting temporary release

Proportion of prison inmates casting postal ballots has declined over the past decade

Comment made before imposing 10 year sentence on 78-year-old for repeated sexual assaults

Percentage of prison population with mental illness more than doubled since 2015

Provision contained in opposition Parole Bill which has been accepted by the Government

The experience of being ‘inside’ is the subject of a current art project at Kilmainham Gaol

Academic calls for changes to school scheme to boost outcomes for less well-off children

Unpublished prison service survey shows link between poor education and jail

Irish Penal Reform Trust wants a minimum of eight hours ‘out-of-cell’ time per day

Irish Penal Reform Trust paper says community service is underutilised in Ireland

Conference told it is unknown how many Irish children have a parent in prison

UN Committee against Torture also calls for urgent action over prison staff shortages

Fundamental review of prison health care sought along with increased staffing in jails

Committee Against Torture to examine Ireland’s compliance with convention

Ireland criticised for holding immigration detainees alongside sentenced prisoners