The Irish Prison Service
Political responsibility for the Prison System in Ireland is vested in the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The Irish Prison Service operates as an executive agency within the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. It is headed by a Director General supported by 7 Directors. A non-executive Prisons Authority Interim Board provides advice and guidance in the management of the prison system. The Irish Prison Service is administered centrally with its headquarters located at IDA Business Park, Ballinalee Road,
Longford, Co. Longford
The Prison Service operates within a statutory framework comprising:
(i) the Prisons Acts, including the most recent Prisons Act 2007,
(ii) relevant provisions in other statutes such as the Prisons (Visiting Committees) Act, 1925, the Criminal Justice Act, 1960, the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997, the Criminal Justice Act, 2007, other criminal justice acts and the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Acts, 1995 and 1997 and
(iii) the Rules for the Government of Prisons, 2007.
For persons held on immigration related matters the main legislative provisions are the Immigration Acts 1999, 2003 and 2004, their associated regulations, the Illegal Immigrants Trafficking Act 2000 and the Refugee Act 1996.
The Prison Service also take due account of the UN and European Conventions on Human Rights, UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, the UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
For more information on our prisons please go to our prisons page where a link to each prison is available.
Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2008
The Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2007 is now available for download or online viewing in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Versions of the report are available in both Irish and English.
Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2008 (PDF 1.3Mb)
Seirbhis Phriosuin na hEireann Tuarascail Bhliantiuil 2008 (PDF 1.3Mb)
Irish Prison Service
IDA Business Park,
Ballinalee Road, Longford,
Co. Longford
+353 43 3335100 Fax: +353 43 3335101
Email: info @ irishprisons.ie
www.irishprisons.ie
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