The Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) is seeking Expressions of Interests (EOI) to join our Expert Panel. The panel includes experts from across a wide range of relevant disciplines. At present, prison inspections are carried out by the OIP in accordance with A Framework for the Inspection of Prisons in Ireland (2024). Further [...]
Ireland’s statutory prisons inspectorate, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP) has just completed a full unannounced inspection of Limerick Men’s Prison. The inspection took place between 10 and 20 March 2026. A full unannounced inspection of Limerick Women’s Prison was carried out by the Inspectorate in November 2024, and the Inspectorate also met [...]
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 [...]
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