The Policing and Community Safety Authority will hold its first public Authority meeting with the Garda Commissioner and senior officers on Thursday 29 May at the The Gresham Hotel in Dublin. Click here to get tickets and read the agenda bit.ly/43F2afv

Originally due in November 2024, the report of the “Future Prison Capacity Working Group” was published on the ⁦⁦Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration⁩ website last Friday afternoon. ⁦Office of the Inspector of Prisons⁩ will carefully assess the report’s analysis and proposals. gov.ie/en/department-…

In the UK, a House of Lords Committee says that “prisons need to have reducing reoffending as their core purpose” Full report … committees.parliament.uk/committee/519/…

I fully share the deep concern expressed by the Council of Europe anti-torture committee CPT about the state of #Ireland’s prisons in this new report. Office of the Inspector of Prisons 🧵⬇️

Ireland’s Prison Watchdog Office of the Inspector of Prisons Echoes “Deep Concern” of Council of Europe European Monitors ⁦CPT⁩ - news release oip.ie/irelands-priso…

Chief Inspector of Prisons @oip_ireland backs findings of jail report by Council of Europe European watchdog @coe_cpt irishexaminer.com/news/courtandc…

Records falsified relating to mentally ill inmate found dead in Cloverhill Prison, Office of the Inspector of Prisons finds irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025…

Some prison cells to be fitted with remote monitoring of vital signs technology following ⁦Office of the Inspector of Prisons⁩ recommendations to ⁦Irish Prison Service⁩ irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025…

Wheatfield Prison, Dublin under ⁦Office of the Inspector of Prisons⁩ Spotlight … oip.ie/wheatfield-pri…

'Unconscionable' sleeping conditions in overcrowded prisons 'blighting lives' irishexaminer.com/news/courtandc…

Inmate died after concealing drugs during temporary release for the death of infant son - Office of the Inspector of Prisons report - irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025…

Full ⁦Office of the Inspector of Prisons⁩ Inspection of Castlerea Prison includes follow-up of Council of Europe @COE_CPT European anti- torture recommendations oip.ie/full-inspectio…

This morning, ⁦Office of the Inspector of Prisons⁩ Chief Inspector Mark Kelly met with Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly, Deputy Commissioner Operations Dr Shawna Coxon and Acting Deputy Commissioner Security, Strategy and Governance, Paul Cleary. Fruitful discussion of our future #OPCAT/#NPM role