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Ireland
Prison Service
National Population:
5 033 165
EuroPris Member:
Yes
Penal Institutions:
12
Quick Stats
Imprisonment Rate per 100,000:
82
Total Prisoner Population:
4 576
Total available prisoner places:
4 375
Official design capacity:
4 409
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 |
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To which ministry is your agency aligned with | Department within the Ministry of Justice |
Which of the following best describes how your agency operates | Civil Service with Special Status |
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 | 82 |
Please provide the date for the imprisonment rate value | 01/08/2022 |
What is your total prisoner population | 4 576 |
Please provide a date for the total prisoner population value | 22/03/2023 |
What is your official design capacity across all penal institutions | 4 409 |
Please provide a date for official design capacity | 22/03/2023 |
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 | 5.00 |
What percentage of your prisoner population are non-sentenced inmates | 0.00 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is foreign prisoners | 21.40 |
What percentage of your prisoner population is female prisoners | 17.10 |
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 | No |
Does your agency have specialised psychiatric treatment facilities | No |
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]
Ms Caron McCaffrey
Position: Director General
Appointed since: 13/12/2018