On @news.rte.ie News At One, our ED @saoirse-b.bsky.social responded to Irish Prison Services 2024 Report. Overcrowding and ongoing use of mattresses are an unacceptable breach of human dignity. She called for further Investment in probation & community sanctions. Listen back (36:39): bit.ly/4oYh3SK

A really poignant fundraiser for support organisations on the ground in Palestine! Fair play to all who took part and supported the National Famine Way for Palestine. You can still donate at: chuffed.org/project/1404...

Come work with @IPRT - we're currently hiring for 2 key roles- 📢📰 Communications and Campaigns Lead 📝🗂 Governance and Administration Officer More details including job spec and T&Cs available at: irish-penal-reform-trust.hirehive.com #JobFairy

Let us not forget that Dr Abu Safiya is still being illegally held by the genocidal Israeli government.

LAST CHANCE! Applications for the School of Law and Criminology Doctoral Scholarship 2025 will close on Monday 2, June For full details see: tinyurl.com/bdd34499

Our Parental Advocacy & Information Service focuses on parents of children subject to care proceedings. We aspire to listen, inform & empower parents of children in care.💚 📅 Monday - Friday ⌚ 10am to 1pm 📞 1800 333 355 🔗 www.barnardos.ie/parental-adv...

www.iprt.ie/iprt-in-the-... @saoirse-b.bsky.social @irishpenalreform.bsky.social

Everyone agrees that the prison overcrowding crisis is unsustainable and is having dire impacts on living (as well as working) conditions. Here we have the Chief Inspector of Prisons @Blackhall99 of the @OIP_Ireland outlining another stark consequence of this crisis 👇 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

🗣️ Prison overcrowding 'extremely concerning' Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Executive Director, @saoirse-b.bsky.social, spoke to @rte.ie about the increasing prison overcrowding crisis. 📰 📻 Read the article and listen back to the radio clip 👉 www.iprt.ie/iprt-in-the-...

📢 Call for Research Proposals: IPRT is seeking research on the links between social deprivation and the criminal justice system to shift the focus from imprisonment to social investment for crime prevention. 🗓️ Deadline: 12pm, 27 March 2025 More info: www.iprt.ie/latest-news/...

Speaking to The Echo @saoirse-b.bsky.social, IPRT, said that focusing on alternatives to custody would be more beneficial. “Evidence shows that increasing the size of and numbers in our prisons does not — and will not — reduce levels of crime.” www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

This is a really important piece of research for us. Please share with your networks.

This International Women's Day, IPRT's @saoirse-b.bsky.social joined many others in reflecting on women's stories after leaving the Criminal Justice System. Thanks to The Probation Service for arranging an uplifting and thought-provoking morning with amazing women for #InternationalWomensDay.

There are too many women in prison – here’s what needs to change, writes @thehowardleague.bsky.social chief executive Andrea Coomber #InternationalWomensDay www.independent.co.uk/voices/women...

Prisoners are human beings and should have their human rights respected. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

Today in the @irishtimes.com, IPRT Executive Director @saoirse-b.bsky.social writes about the Office of the Inspector of Prisons report that lays bare the sheer scale of human rights breaches and the lack of dignity faced by people currently in custody. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

The 16th North South Criminology Conference will be hosted by @maynoothuniversity.ie this year - call for papers open now so get your abstracts in, you have until 4th April! forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Same groups of children left behind by broken promises from Government www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

On the latest episode of the Irish Examiner Mick Clifford Podcast, IPRT's @saoirse-b.bsky.social, discusses the need for more focus on alternatives to prison. 🎧 Listen: www.iprt.ie/iprt-in-the-news/the-mick-clifford-podcast-irish-examiner-is-it-time-to-find-an-alternative-to-prison-saoirse-brady/

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) is now on Bluesky! We're Ireland’s leading independent voice campaigning for rights in the penal system and the progressive reform of Irish penal policy. Learn more about our evidence-led work: www.iprt.ie #Justice #PenalReform #HumanRights #Ireland #Prison