Investigation Report into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr G 2023
Investigation Report into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr G, while on compassionate temporary release on 8th April 2023. Click here to view the report
Invitation to Tender: Information/Awareness Raising & Visual Identity
The Office of the Inspector of Prisons invite tenders for the development of visual identity and information/awareness raising materials for the Office of the Inspector of Prisons and future Office of the Chief Inspector of Places of Detention. Click here to view the invitation to Tender
Publication of Inspection Framework, ‘A Framework for the Inspection of Prisons in Ireland’ (2024)
The Office of the Inspector of Prisons has published its updated Inspection Framework, A Framework for the Inspection of Prisons in Ireland (2024). Changes to the Inspection Framework were made following extensive consultations with key stakeholders including people in prison, prison staff, management, national and international monitoring bodies and community-based organisations. These changes reflected in [...]
Prisons Watchdog Returns to Cloverhill
Ireland’s statutory prisons watchdog, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP), has recently completed an unannounced follow-up inspection of Cloverhill Prison, Dublin. The Inspectorate’s three-day visit concluded on Wednesday 11 December 2024, with a formal meeting at which the Inspectorate shared its preliminary findings with the Governor, senior staff and a representative of the [...]
Watchdog Inspects Limerick Women’s Prison
Ireland’s statutory prison watchdog, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP), has just completed an unannounced general inspection of Limerick Women’s Prison. Inspectors also visited unit D1 in Limerick Prison for Men, which is currently holding a transgender woman. The Inspectorate’s five-day visit concluded on Friday 22 November 2024, with a formal meeting at [...]