
Ireland
Capital city — Dublin
Country population
i01/01/2023/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3.Type of government
Human Development Index
0.955(2/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of incarcerated people
i31/05/2024Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i31/05/2024Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
i2022/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 31.Prison density
i31/05/2024Total number of prison facilities
i2024An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
i31/05/2024Incarcerated minors
i31/01/2023/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 6.Percentage of untried prisoners
i31/05/2024Death penalty is abolished
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Special populations
Women
Female prisoners
5.1 %
(253)
i
31/05/2024
Percentage of untried female prisoners
26.3 %
(55)
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 7a.
Percentage of foreign female prisoners
12 %
(25)
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 7a.
Mothers are allowed to keep their children with them
yes, until 1 year old
i
2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 32.
Minors
Minimum age of imprisonment for minors
12 years old
i
2020
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I – Report 2020, p. 41.
Incarcerated minors
0.8 %
(34)
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 6.
Foreign prisoners
Number and percentage of foreign prisoners
15.4 %
(762)
i
31/05/2024
Long-term prisoners
People serving a life sentence
7.6 %
(375)
i
31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 10.
Untried prisoners
Percentage of untried prisoners
19.1 %
(944)
i
31/05/2024
Elderly prisoners
Number and percentage of elderly prisoners
Death penalty prisoners
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1990