# iprt - Friday 2 February, 2018
A new report from the IPRT it says it can have a severe negative effect on prisoners’ mental health.
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# iprt - Sunday 1 October, 2017
The UK’s leading employer of people with convictions says there can be huge benefits in hiring ex-prisoners.
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# iprt - Sunday 9 July, 2017
A change in prison rules looks at the “meaningful human contact” prisoners get when out of their cells.
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# iprt - Tuesday 2 February, 2016
A new report documents the experiences of LGBT people in prison, an “invisible population”.
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# iprt - Sunday 24 August, 2014
# iprt - Wednesday 16 July, 2014
“Chronic” overcrowding, “poor” cell conditions and the “inhuman” practice of slopping out – the UN says our prisons really need to step up.
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# iprt - Friday 11 April, 2014
And legislation that will cut that number was passed yesterday.
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# iprt - Monday 20 January, 2014
Drumroll, please.
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# iprt - Thursday 21 November, 2013
The number of women being sent to jail has increased by one third in the last three years, while the number of men being imprisoned has levelled off.
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# iprt - Tuesday 23 July, 2013
The Irish Penal Reform Trust said today that extended periods of isolation can cause harm to prisoners’ mental health and make rehabilitation impossible.
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# iprt - Thursday 4 July, 2013
A prison officer in St Patrick’s says all the current problems in St Patrick’s Institution will just be recreated when the inmates move to Wheatfield Prison.
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# iprt - Friday 1 February, 2013
An average of 20 people a day were jailed for non-payment of fines last year – despite moves to reduce the figures.
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# iprt - Monday 19 November, 2012
The Irish Penal Reform Trust has made a number of recommendations about the rights and needs of families of prisoners.
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# iprt - Tuesday 23 October, 2012
The IPRT recommends that a single ‘Early Release Act’ should be enacted to overhaul the current systems of remission, temporary release and parole.
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# iprt - Saturday 21 July, 2012
The high number of people being jailed for non-payment has been described as “expensive and pointless”.
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# iprt - Monday 30 April, 2012
However, the number of prison staff has actually fallen over the last five years.
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# iprt - Monday 12 March, 2012
A report by the Inspector of Prisons earlier this year had found that Limerick Prison was not fit for purpose and needed a ‘regime change’.
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# iprt - Monday 10 October, 2011
The Irish Penal Reform Trust has also asked the government to commit to a timeframe in bringing prison conditions in line with international standards.
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