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Ireland
Prison Service
National Population:
4 904 226
EuroPris Member:
Yes
Penal Institutions:
12
Quick Stats
Imprisonment Rate per 100,000:
866
Total Prisoner Population:
4 016
Total available prisoner places:
4 375
Official design capacity:
4 375
| Total budget spent by the agency in the previous financial year (Euros) | 0 |
| What is the administrative status of your agency | Prison Service |
| Is your agency a centralised or federal authority | Centralised Authority |
| Please indicate which of the following items your agency is DIRECTLY responsible for | |
| To which ministry is your agency aligned with | Department within the Ministry of Justice |
| Which of the following best describes how your agency operates | Civilian operated |
| What is your agency's website address | http://www.irishprisons.ie/ |
| Total number of penal institutions | 12 |
| Notes and Comments |
| What is your prison population rate per 100,000 inhabitants | 866 |
| Please provide the date for the imprisonment rate value | 01/01/2014 |
| What is your total prisoner population | 4 016 |
| Please provide a date for the total prisoner population value | 05/05/2022 |
| What is your official design capacity across all penal institutions | 4 375 |
| Please provide a date for official design capacity | 05/05/2022 |
| What is the minimum age that a young/juvenile offender can be admitted to the prison system | 18 |
| From what age do you classify a prisoner as adult | 18 |
| From what age do you classify a prisoner as elderly | 55 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is under 18 years of age | 0.00 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is over 60 years of age | 0.00 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population are non-sentenced inmates | 0.00 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is foreign prisoners | 0.00 |
| What percentage of your prisoner population is female prisoners | 0.00 |
| Notes and Comments |
| Does your agency provide any of the following health intervention programmes |
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| Who is responsible for delivering healthcare to prisoners | Public sector institutions |
| What is the employment status of health workers in your agency | Health workers are employed by and working for the prison |
| Does your agency have its own prison hospital | Not Answered |
| Does your agency have specialised psychiatric treatment facilities | Not Answered |
| Are prisoners able to access healthcare via their own private health insurance | Not Answered |
| Does your agency have a process for the proactive identification of prisoners at risk of self-harm or suicide | Yes |
| Notes and Comments |
Address: IDA Business Park Ballinalee Road, N39 A308 Longford
Telephone: +353 43 333 5100
Website: http://www.irishprisons.ie/
Email: [email protected]
Mrs Caron McCaffrey
Position: Director General
Appointed since: 13/12/2018
