Watchdog Monitors Pre-Trial Detention in Cloverhill Prison
Ireland’s statutory prisons watchdog, the Office of the Inspectorate of Prisons (OIP), has just completed a nine-day unannounced full inspection of Cloverhill Prison in Dublin, from 15 to 25 May 2023.This is the third unannounced full inspection of an Irish [...]
Cork Prison falls under Watchdog’s Spotlight
Ireland’s statutory prisons watchdog, the Office of the Inspectorate of Prisons (OIP), has recently completed an unannounced full inspection of Cork Prison, from 27 March to 5 April 2023. This inspection forms part of the Inspectorate’s new programme of [...]
Watchdog focuses on mental health in prisons
Ireland’s statutory prisons watchdog, the Office of the Inspectorate of Prisons (OIP), has recently completed a thematic inspection of the provision of mental health care to people in prisons. This inspection, which took place in late February and early [...]
Investigation Report into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr G 2020
Investigation Report into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr G, aged 33, on 14th July 2020. Click here to view the report Click here to view the Irish Prison Service Action Plan [...]
Investigation Report into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr R 2019
Investigation Report into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr R, aged 38, on 16th December 2019. Click here to view the report Click here to view the Irish Prison Service Action Plan [...]
Inspectorate of Prisons Carries Out Unannounced Full Inspection of Mountjoy Prison, Dublin
The Office of the Inspectorate of Prisons has recently completed a two-week unannounced full inspection of Mountjoy Men’s Prison in Dublin, from 28 November to 9 December 2022. This is the first such unannounced full inspection of an Irish [...]