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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY 15th JANUARY - Four newly-published reports on five inspections by Ireland’s Chief Inspector of Prisons paint a stark picture of conditions across the prison system. The reports pinpoint overcrowding as a central driver of degrading living conditions, restricted regimes and curtailed access to healthcare and rehabilitation. The reports describe inspections of [...]

THURSDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2025 - The Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) is Ireland’s independent body responsible for inspecting prisons, investigating deaths in custody and monitoring conditions of detention. Its Annual Report 2024 and its Strategic Plan 2025-2029 have been published today (6 November 2025), highlighting serious and systemic challenges across Ireland’s prisons, including [...]