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High Level Task Force Report and Recommendations will result i

Web30th September 2022. The Irish Penal Reform Trust has today (Fri 30 September 2022) welcomed the Final Report and recommendations of the High Level Task Force to …

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Mental Health Irish Penal Reform Trust

WebRound-up: Access to Rights for People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities in Ireland. On Tuesday 25 October 2022 the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) and Irish …

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Standard 12: Access to healthcare services (2020)

WebCurrent context: In 2019, an independent prison health needs assessment was commenced in line with recommendations made by the CPT in 2011and 2015 on the need for a whole …

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Joined-up approach to mental health in the criminal justice

Web4th March 2021. There are significant unmet mental health needs among people under probation supervision, and better integration with mainstream mental health services is …

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12: Access to healthcare services (2019)

WebIn 2019, the Minister for Health published Sláintecare Action Plan 2019. [252] It is a ten-year plan with a vision for reformed health and social care services in Ireland. One of its …

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Standard 13: Mental healthcare Progress in the Penal System …

WebPenal Reform International (2020) have also highlighted the need for mental health plans to be put in place: “Prison administrations should continue to facilitate mental healthcare …

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Health Needs Assessment for the Irish Prison Service report

Web11th May 2023. Irish Penal Reform Trust notes the publication on 11 May 2023 by the Department of Justice and the Department of Health of the Health Needs Assessment …

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High Level Taskforce on Mental Health and Addiction – 1st An

WebHigh Level Taskforce on Mental Health and Addiction – 1st Annual Progress Report (September 2022-2023) 20th February 2024. On 15 February 2024, the …

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'Mental Illness in Irish Prisoners' Irish Penal Reform Trust

WebFor all mental illnesses combined, rates ranged from 16% of male committals to 27% of sentenced men, while in women committed to prison the rate was 41%, with …

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Home Irish Penal Reform Trust

WebIn 2022, there were 3,046 prisoners committed under sentence serving sentences of less than 12 months, an increase from 2,548 in 2021. The majority of Irish prisoners have …

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Irish Prison Service Health Care Standards

WebThe Irish Prison Service Health Care Standards specifically refers to prisoner health care. The need for a broad based set of health care standards to guide the …

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Reintegration of Offenders Irish Penal Reform Trust

WebIPRT promotes rehabilitation and social integration as central concerns of Irish penal policy. Incarceration often damages the prisoner’s social functioning, therefore contributing to …

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Solitary Confinement Irish Penal Reform Trust

WebSolitary Confinement. Since the commencement of the IPS Census of Restricted Regime Prisoners in July 2013, the number of prisoners on 22/23 hour …

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IPRT welcomes UN Human Rights Committee’s clear focus on key

Web27th July 2022. The Irish Penal Reform Trust has today (Wed 27 July 2022) welcomed the clear focus by the UN Human Rights Committee on issues pertaining to people deprived …

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Major report finds pockets of progress but ongoing prison over

WebMajor report finds pockets of progress but ongoing prison overcrowding risks undermining Ireland’s penal system 26th May 2023. Report highlights worrying trends in …

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Children's Mental Health Coalition launched

WebChildren's Mental Health Coalition launched. 15th December 2009. The Irish Government is failing children with mental health difficulties. Urgent reform of the mental health system …

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National Drugs Strategy: 'Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery …

Web17th July 2017. IPRT welcomes the strategy, launched on 17th July 2017, particularly in that it is a harm-reduction approach, based on person-centred responses and aimed at …

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The Vicious Circle of Social Exclusion and Crime

WebThe Vicious Circle of Social Exclusion and Crime: Ireland’s Disproportionate Punishment of the Poor5 The purpose of this Position Paper is to emphasise the complex matrix …

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NY Times: 'The High Cost of Empty Prisons'

WebNY Times: 'The High Cost of Empty Prisons' 12th October 2009. In the last 10 years, prison numbers have fallen in New York State from about 71,600 to about 59,300, and three …

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New Report: Census Should Count Prisoners in Communities, Not

WebNew Report: Census Should Count Prisoners in Communities, Not Prisons 8th April 2004. New York, NY- A new report released by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York …

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Who can provide support

WebThe Freephone Family Support Line is open Monday and Wednesday Evenings 6pm - 10pm on 1800 839 970. The Peer Support Line is available on 086 7925747 Monday and …

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