Happening now: PIPS 2024 launch. Great turnout and strong discussion with Ashling Golden, Liam Herrick, Tom Lord, Jacqui Durkin, Darina Ryan-Pilkington, Robert Cullen & Sam Gluckstein. 🔗 bit.ly/4oxjtX4 #PIPS2024 #IPRT @_IHREC

📢 We’re hiring! IPRT is recruiting a Communications, Content & Engagement Officer. Join Ireland’s leading NGO working for the rights of people in prison and evidence-based penal reform. Apply here: bit.ly/4add7sk Please share!

ICYMI 📰@RTE covered the launch of IPRT’s report "Paying the Price: The Impact and Cost of Imprisonment on Families in Ireland" Highlighting the financial, social & emotional burdens on families. Watch ▶️ bit.ly/4r8J2jE (Timestamp: 22:48) #PayingThePrice

Expert panel insights: • Koulla Yiasouma • Patricia Keilthy (Office of the Children’s Ombudsman) • Dr Naomi Feely (Children’s Rights Alliance) They emphasized the need for a child-centred, compassionate approach when a family member is imprisoned.

At the launch: 🗣️ Moninne Griffith (Community Foundation Ireland) – chair & speaker 🗣️ Saoirse Brady (IPRT) – highlighted why this research is urgent 🗣️ Dr Sara Singleton – presented the findings #SocialJustice #HumanRights

Imprisonment doesn’t just affect the individual. Families face: 💸 Financial strain 💔 Emotional stress 🏠 Social challenges These hidden costs are too often ignored in justice policy.

A new IPRT report: “Paying the Price – The Cost & Impact of Imprisonment on Families in Ireland” by Dr Sara Singleton (TASC) reveals the financial and emotional burdens families face when a loved one is imprisoned. 📄 Read the report: bit.ly/3K8rdk2 🧵 #PayingThePrice

🧵1/3 IPRT welcomes the Justice Committee’s recommendations on the Criminal Law & Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 - a step toward a more proportionate and humane penal system. 📄 Read the full report: bitly.is/4i3QcBU #JusticeReform #IPRT #Ireland

As @PresidentIRL @MichaelDHiggin8 term ends, we wish him & Sabina every happiness. Since 2011, he has been Patron of IPRT championing penal reform, human rights & dignity. Thank you, President Higgins, for your leadership & compassion. 🙏