Investigation Report into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr G 2022
Investigation Report into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr G, aged 73, on 17th April 2022. Click here to view the report
Inspectorates Pledge Cooperation on International Day of Education
Dublin, 24 January 2024 Meeting today (24 January 2024) at the Dublin offices of the Inspectorate of Prisons, the Chief Inspector of the Department of Education Inspectorate, Yvonne Keating, and the Chief Inspector of Prisons, Mark Kelly, pledged [...]
Watchdog Focuses on Future Prospects for Shelton Abbey Residents
Dublin, 29 November 2023 Ireland’s statutory prison watchdog, the Office of the Inspectorate of Prisons (OIP), has just completed a seven day unannounced full inspection of the Shelton Abbey Open Centre in County Wicklow. The visit concluded on Monday [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]