Annual Report 2022
The 2022 Annual Report of the Office of the Inspector of Prisons was published on 13 October 2023. It is the twelfth Annual Report of the Office of the Inspector of Prisons.
Prison watchdog zeroes in on needs of women in prison
Dublin, 4 October 2023 Ireland’s statutory prison watchdog, the Office of the Inspectorate of Prisons (OIP), has just completed a two-week unannounced full inspection of the Dóchas Centre (Women’s Prison) in Dublin. The visit concluded on Monday 2 October 2023 with a formal meeting at which the Inspectorate shared its preliminary findings with the Governor [...]
Watchdogs Join Forces to Review Prison Education and Work Training
Prisoners who have access to good quality education and work training of vocational value stand a much better chance of successfully reintegrating into society on their release. That was the clear message at the launch of a new report which, for the first time, reviews the provision of education and work training in Ireland’s prisons. [...]
Thematic Inspection on Education & Work Training – April – June 2022
This is the first Thematic Inspection Report on Education and Work Training in prisons conducted by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP), in partnership with the Department of Education Inspectorate (DE Inspectorate). The aim of this partnership is to draw on the specialist expertise of the DE Inspectorate to assess the quality of [...]
Investigation Report into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr C 2022
Investigation Report into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr C, aged 24, on 15th January 2022. Click here to view the report Click here to view the Irish Prison Service Action Plan