Office of the Inspector of Prisons

.@OIP_Ireland report examines fatal overdose in 2024 in Mountjoy Prison rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

“Mentally ill people in prisons are being failed” @OIP_Ireland Chief Inspector Mark Kelly makes clear that the difficulties facing mentally ill prisoners are not news to those working on the front lines … ⁦@irishexaminer⁩ irishexaminer.com/opinion/commen…

In-cell alarms deliberately muted by prison staff, ⁦@OIP_Ireland⁩ finds during follow up inspection of Cloverhill Prison in Dublin irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026…

“Inmates living in ‘deplorable’ conditions at Mountjoy and Cloverhill Prisons” ⁦@OIP_Ireland⁩ finds in two newly published reports. breakingnews.ie/ireland/inmate…

Newly-published @OIP_Ireland inspection reports paint “stark picture of Irish prison conditions”. Full reports on five inspections, of Cork, Cloverhill, Dóchas Centre, Mountjoy Men’s Prison and the Training Unit available here: oip.ie/newly-publishe…

The ⁦@OIP_Ireland⁩ will appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration this afternoon. irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4177…

"At the launch, the Chief Commissioner of IHREC Liam Herrick outlined how the rights of trans and non-binary people are protected under national and European law. He said that while EU law provided strong protections for transgender rights, gaps remain in Ireland's laws."

Glad to be able to spend International Human Rights Day in the company of #Fiosrú colleagues including Police Ombudsman Emily Logan and Deputy Ombudsman Brian Docherty. An occasion to reflect on the need for fundamental #ECHR human rights to underpin all criminal justice practice

Conditions in Irish jails an unwarranted extra penalty on prisoners irishexaminer.com/opinion/commen…

Overcrowding, fights and abuse – the Irish Government has ‘failed’ to address ‘degrading’ prison conditions, says European anti-torture watchdog, the @coe ⁦@CoE_CPT⁩ independent.ie/irish-news/ove…

The ⁦@IrishTimes⁩ reports on the meeting that ⁦⁦@OIP_Ireland⁩ co-hosted with our @coe and ⁦@CoE_CPT⁩ colleagues yesterday. Ireland has failed to implement key recommendations of this European anti-torture treaty body. 🇪🇺 irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025…

.@OIP_Ireland was very pleased to host our @coe and @CoE_CPT colleagues in Dublin today for in-depth discussions of the pressing need to implement the recommendations of this important treaty body, many of which mirror those of the Inspectorate of Prisons.

Chief Inspector of @OIP_Ireland Mark Kelly and his team were pleased to meet this morning with the delegation of the @coe @CoE_CPT which has returned to Ireland to review the implementation by the Irish Government of the recommendations in the CPT’s report on its 2024 visit.

Summary of my ⁦⁦@Telegraph⁩ article on ⁦@SkyNews⁩ . Prison release mistakes 'symptom of system close to breaking point', says prisons inspector | UK News | Sky News news.sky.com/story/prison-r…

Prison deaths up 50% in 2024 as @OIP_Ireland watchdog points to 'degrading' conditions thejournal.ie/prisons-irelan…

'No doubt' that overcrowding is a factor in 50% rise of prison deaths in 2024, @OIP_Ireland Chief Inspector Mark Kelly says, via ⁦@irishexaminer⁩ irishexaminer.com/news/courtandc…