We have increased capacity to the @cope conference on the 8th June due to high demand. Tickets became available again today Irish Prison Service Irish Penal Reform Trust Mary Immaculate College (MIC)

LAST CHANCE! CLOSING THURS 18TH MAY: Survey on access to higher education and/or employment for people with conviction(s). Calling employers, (higher) educators and people with lived experience of CJS on island of Ireland. Only 10 min needed for a survey maynoothlaw.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cA…

📰 Specialist rape crisis counselling for female prisoners in Mountjoy has not been in place since last summer. “Women in prison in Ireland are among the most marginalised women in the State… the supports need to be reinstated” - Molly Joyce, IPRT thejournal.ie/mountjoy-women…

📖 TODAY: IPRT launch our report 'Progress in the Penal System (PIPS) - a framework for penal reform (2022)'. It measures the penal system against international human rights standards & best practice, in areas such as prison conditions, accountability, & reintegration. #PIPS22

Looking forward to launching Irish Penal Reform Trust 'Progress in the Penal System' 2022 report later this morning to a packed audience - report identifies some pockets of progress but these risk being undermined by rising prison numbers #PIPS2022

Important Irish Penal Reform Trust report highlights concerns about rising numbers in #prison & need for more #penalreform measures

HHJ Paul Kelly, President of District Court, opening Irish Penal Reform Trust launch of #PIPS22 - strong analysis of the challenges facing courts and potential alternatives to prison.

🎤 Launching IPRT’s Progress in the Penal System report, Dr. Cormac Behan, Chair of the PIPS Advisory Group and IPRT board members opens the #PIPS22 launch event.

Caron McCaffrey Irish Prison Service highlighting the importance of culture in prison, reiterating the #PIPS22 message that "the importance of prison culture cannot be overstated", noting her plans for a cultural audit of the IPS later this year. Very welcome!

.Mark Wilson of Probation Service speaks about how they’re looking to increase judicial confidence on the use of community sanctions and restorative justice. They’re looking at getting a greater understanding of what the needs are and highlights the needs for data. #PIPS22

A full recording of the event will be available next week. The report and the summary can be accessed online👇🏻 #PIPS22 x.com/IPRT/status/16…

🗞 “The report found the majority of women committed to prison in Ireland are committed on a short-term basis for non-violent offences, with 2021 figures showing that 85 percent of all sentenced committals of women were for 12 months or less.” #PIPS22 independent.ie/irish-news/wom…

"Expanding prisons is a futile and harmful exercise, especially for poor, traumatised and often mentally vulnerable women" Powerful piece from Kathleen Lynch, responding to the recent Irish Penal Reform Trust report on overcrowding and lack of supports in women's prisons independent.ie/opinion/commen…

📻 Listen in to WLR at 10.45am today to hear IPRT Acting Executive Director Molly Joyce speak about our report 'Progress in the Penal System (2022)' that was launched on Friday and what reforms needs to happen. #PIPS22 wlrfm.com/#

🌸 Congratulations to the young people at Oberstown Children Detention Campus who, in collaboration with Eugene Higgins, designed The Rise Garden at #BordBiaBloom. We were delighted to be invited to see the award-winning display today. 🥈

Renew Enterprises in Waterford is seeking to employ someone with a criminal history in their social enterprise. More details on their Facebook: facebook.com/renewenterpris… #JobFairy #BuySocialIRL

IPRT was at the launch of a Thematic Inspection on Education & Work Training: Wheatfield Prison, Mountjoy Men’s Prison & Arbour Hill Prison (April-June 2022) today. We welcome the report and sharing of expertise between the Inspectorates (Office of the Inspector of Prisons & DE Inspectorate).

People with epidermolysis bullosa (EB) shouldn't have to fight for basic care. For the second year in a row, we're asking Government for €810,000 in #Budget2024 - just 0.003% of the €23 billion health budget - less than the cost of 2 coffees a day per person with EB. Join

For less than the price of 2 coffees a day per person with EB, the Government can help the approx. 300 people in Ireland living with EB in #Budget2024. Stephen Donnelly will you meet with Debra - The Butterfly Skin Charity? A small act that can have a big impact on everyone with butterfly skin.

📣 WE'RE HIRING 📣 IPRT is recruiting a Governance and Administration Officer. Deadline: 12pm (noon) on Monday 13 November 2023. #JobFairy #IrishJobs iprt.ie/latest-news/ip…