Print version| Country | IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Department of Justice and Equality | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Irish Prison Service | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | IDA Business Park, Ballinalee Road, Longford, Co. Longford, Republic of Ireland. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +353 43 35100 fax: +353 43 35101 Web: www.irishprisons.ie |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Michael Donnellan
Director General |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
4,275
at 4.12.2012 (Irish Penal Reform Trust) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
93
based on an estimated national population of 4.59 million at December 2012 (from Eurostat figures) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
14.2%
(average, 2011) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
3.6%
(average, 2011) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
1.5%
(1.9.2011 - under 18) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
12.3%
(1.9.2011) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of establishments /
institutions |
14
(2011 - 11 closed, 1 semi-open, 2 open) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Official capacity of prison system | 4,510
(30.10.2011 - bed capacity) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
94.9%
(30.10.2011) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
|
Please send new or updated information to admin@icps.essex.ac.uk
