Prison overcrowding is damaging the prospect of ‘any meaningful rehabilitation’ among inmates, new documents have warned. In its annual report for 2023, the Prison Visiting Committee raised concerns ...

A RECORD 40 female lags are sleeping on the floor in Irish jails due to overcrowding. The prisoners must kip on mattresses ...

A virtual tour of Ireland’s largest Prison, which aims to inform the public, and reduce anxiety among incoming prisoners and their visitors, is now known to have cost over €60,000 to develop and ...

Warren Dumbrell (51), who is serving a life sentence, tells High Court isolation regime is damaging his parole prospects ...

Dumbrell is suing the Governor of Portlaoise Prison, claiming that he is being housed in the “isolation block” of the prison ...

Ongoing engagement between the IPS and gardai is helping prevent the contraband entering Ireland's prisons ...

The New Women’s Prison in Limerick is regarded as the most state-of-the-art prison in Europe. With an innovative ‘trauma-informed’ design this is a brave new touchstone for the Irish Prison Services; ...