Monthly Information Note


The Irish Prison Service Monthly Information Note is intended as an overview of the Irish Prison Service as of the end of each month. Included in this document are:

  • Committal figures
  • Year to date breakdown of committals and releases
  • Monthly breakdown and yearly comparison of committals and releases
  • Numbers in custody comparison
  • Average prisoner population in custody figures
  • Temporary release figures
  • Remand and trial figures
  • Comprehensive analysis of the prisoner population as of the last day of the calendar month
  • Non Irish Nationals figures

Remand/Trial prisoners

The Irish Prison Service is continually looking for ways to improve the statistical information we provide on our website. We are now in a position to provide information on prisoners who are in custody solely on a remand/trial warrant and the length of time these persons have spent in custody. This information will be included in the monthly information note from October onward. An example of the table that will be included is in the attached link here.

The table will differ from the remand figure published in the daily numbers as the information focuses solely on those held on a remand/trial warrant and does not include prisoners who were/are held on a sentence warrant but also have a remand warrant which becomes active once the sentence warrant expires.

Monthly Information Notes for Year 2024 

January 2024 February 2024 March 2024
April 2024 May 2024 June 2024
July 2024 August 2024 September 2024
October 2024 November 2024 December 2024

Monthly Information Notes for Year 2023 

January 2023 February 2023 March 2023
April 2023 May 2023 June 2023
July 2023 August 2023 September 2023
October 2023 November 2023 December 2023

Monthly Information Notes for Year 2022

January 2022  February 2022 March 2022
April 2022 May 2022 June 2022
July 2022 August 2022 September 2022
October 2022 November 2022 December 2022

Monthly Information Notes for Year 2021  

January 2021 February 2021 March 2021
April 2021 May 2021 June 2021
July 2021 August 2021 September 2021
October 2021 November 2021 December 2021

Monthly Information Notes for Year 2020

January 2020 February 2020 March 2020
April 2020 May 2020 June 2020
July 2020 August 2020 September 2020
October 2020 November 2020 December 2020

Monthly Information Notes for Year 2019  

January 2019 February 2019 March 2019
April 2019 May 2019 June 2019
July 2019 August 2019 September 2019
October 2019 November 2019 December 2019

Monthly Information Notes for Year 2018

January 2018 February 2018 March 2018
April 2018 May 2018 June 2018
July 2018 August 2018 September 2018
October 2018 November 2018 December 2018

Monthly Information Notes for Year 2017

January 2017 February 2017 March 2017
April 2017 May 2017 June 2017
July 2017 August 2017 September 2017
October 2017 November 2017 December 2017

Monthly Information Notes for Year 2016

January 2016 February 2016 March 2016
April 2016 May 2016 June 2016
July 2016 August 2016 September 2016
October 2016 November 2016 December 2016

Monthly Information Notes for Year 2015

January 2015 Feb 2015 Mar 2015 April  2015
May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015
September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015

Monthly Information Notes for Year 2014

January Note February Note March Note April Note
May Note June Note July Note August Note
September Note October Note November Note December Note

Prison Population Census Reports 2015

Q1. Census of Cell occupancy and In-cell Sanitation Jan 2015 Census of Restricted Regimes Jany 2015 
Q2.  Census of Cell occupancy and In-cell Sanitation April 2015 Census of Restricted Regimes April 2015 
Q3. Census of Cell occupancy and In-cell Sanitation July 2015  Census of Restricted Regimes July 2015
Q4.  Census of Cell occupancy and In-cell Sanitation October 2015  Census of Restricted Regimes October 2015

Prison Population Census Reports 2014

Q1. Census of Restricted Regimes January 2014 Cell Occupancy and In-cell Sanitation Jan 2014
Q2. Census of Cell Occupancy and In-cell Sanitation April 2014 Census of Restricted Regimes April 2014
Q3.  Census of Cell occupancy and In-cell Sanitation July 2014 Census of Restricted Regimes July 2014
Q4.  Census of Cell occupancy and In-cell Sanitation Oct 2014 Census of Restricted Regimes Oct 2014

Prison Population Census Reports 2013

Q3. Census of Restricted Regime July 2013
Q4.  Census of Restricted Regime October 2013

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