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
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