Great to see work ongoing to give prisoners a voice in the upcoming elections so that they can help shape their future.

#LE24 #EUelections2024 Irish Prison Service
leinsterexpress.ie/news/elections…

💭 An important read from Ian O'Donnell, a previous IPRT Director, about courts continuing to use imprisonment for short sentences despite the known harms.
He says that using prisons for minor offences is expensive (€7,000 p/m pp) and can compound crime.
irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

IPRT joined Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 to launch their new research report 'Improving Judicial Assessment of Flight Risk'.
The report delves into the use of pre-trial detention (remand) and denial of bail in Ireland.

IPRT's Dr. Helen Kehoe spoke on the event panel.
Full report: iccl.ie/news/iccl-rese…

This is the #Addthe10th campaign mentioned by UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights Olivier De Schutter United Nations Special Rapporteur on Poverty today at the Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission
Conference #EqualityatWork
- show your support by posting a photo with the missing piece of Irish Equality Legislation ❤️
atdireland.ie/wp/atd-ireland…

Important piece on socio-economic discrimination and the need to #AddThe10th ground to equality law.

Also heartened to see focus on people with convictions given the overrepresentation in the criminal justice system of people who also experience socio-economic discrimination

Andrew a community activist from ATD Ireland is presenting at this important Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission event now on the human impact & injustice of socio economic discrimination & the need for a new 10th ground to protect all - improving society together ❤️
#Addthe10th
#EqualityatWork

🔔 Children, Neurodiversity and the Criminal Legal System

Join us for our next lunchtime webinar on 8th May 2024, 1pm-2pm
 
Register and find out more here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/children-neu…

Child immigration detention violates children’s rights and must be prohibited following adoption of EU migration and asylum pact, UN experts say.

ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Check out the Open Doors Initiative's Employers’ Toolkit for Inclusive Hiring of People with Convictions developed by Joe Garrihy and Ciara Bracken-Roche 👇

opendoorsinitiative.ie/Launch-Employe…

Yesterday, IPRT's Saoirse Brady and Pam Drumgoole attended the launch of Open Doors Initiative's Employers’ Toolkit for Inclusive Hiring of People with Convictions. 🔧

That's one recommendation of IPRT's #SecondaryPunishment report implemented! 🎉

Great to catch up with Paula Kearney.

Huge congrats to Open Doors Initiative on today's launch of the employers toolkit developed by Joe Garrihy and Ciara Bracken-Roche of MU School of Law & Criminology. It was great to see such enthusiasm and support for it and will hopefully result in more inclusive hiring of PWCs: opendoorsinitiative.ie/Launch-Employe…

Non-profits 'self-censoring' due to funding fears, research finds Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 irishlegal.com/articles/non-p…

Looking forward to engaging with employers and stakeholders at the launch tomorrow to address this area and widen the opportunities for fair hiring and employment for people with convictions.

Did you know that prisoners can register to vote in the upcoming local and European elections in June?

The Irish Prison Service wants to encourage all prisoners to register for their postal vote so that they can have a postal vote in the upcoming Local and European Elections

Delighted to be at the launch of the national voter registration day at the Mansion House. Paul will talk about the barriers people with intellectual disabilities face in using their vote and the solutions ; accessible information and training.

“I want the war to stop now. I don't want to be displaced over and over; I only want to feel safe,” says 12-year-old Sama, standing in the rubble of her house in Rafah, Gaza.

Every child has the right to safety. Children need a ceasefire. Now.

No one should be subject to threats in their home.

Being evacuated from your home in the middle of the night (especially as a young child) is a traumatic experience that stays with you.

I hope Helen McEntee TD and her family get the space they need to recover from this experience.

Good to hear Hindpal Bhui discuss his book ‘What are prisons for?’ with discussants Nick Hardwick , Andrea Coomber and Mary Bosworth Oxford Criminology
Suggested we don’t ask what is a good prison but what is the best way to achieve what we think prisons should be achieving ….