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The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) welcomes the publication of the Staines Report on the Efficacy of Bail Laws in Ireland. In August this year, IPRT made a submission setting out the context within which the bail system operate, specifically the conditions people in…
IPRT calls for immediate action following the Office of the Inspector of Prisons’ assessment of inhuman and degrading conditions in Irish Prisons The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) today expresses grave concern at the findings of the Office of the Inspector of…
On 4 November 2025, IPRT’s Executive Director Saoirse Brady and Legal Policy Manager Niamh McCormack appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to give evidence on the Children (Amendment) Bill 2024, which seeks to…
The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) welcomes the publication of the Parole Board’s Annual Report 2024 published on Monday 20 October 2025. This is the third Annual Report the Board has published since becoming a statutory body. Saoirse Brady,…
IPRT Newsletter – October 2025Dear members and supporters, I am pleased to present a special edition of the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) online newsletter. We have recently navigated a period of significant change, bidding farewell to some valued…
Budget 2026 provides a welcome increase in Probation funding, however additional prison spaces will not solve our prison overcrowding crisis, says IPRT Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT), Ireland’s leading organisation campaigning for human rights in the penal…
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