
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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Overview
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Department of Justice and Equality
Budget of the prison service
Prison population
Total number of incarcerated people
4,950
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31/05/2024
Variation in the number of prisoners
increase
The prison population increased by 11.69% between January 2023 (4,432)1 and May 2024 (4,950).
Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3. ↩
Number of people serving non-custodial sentences
6,795
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31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE II Report 2023, table 9.
Variation in the number of people serving non-custodial sentences
decrease
The number of persons serving non-custodial sentences decreased by 2.03% between 2022 (6,936)1 and 2023 (6,795).
Council of Europe, SPACE II Report 2022, table 9. ↩
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
92
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31/05/2024
Variation in the incarceration rate
increase
The incarceration rate increased by 7.85% between January 2023 (85.3)1 and May 2024 (92).
Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 3. ↩
Number of admissions
7,153
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2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 23.
Number of releases
6,529
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2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 26.
Average length of imprisonment (in months)
7
i
2022
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 31.
Prison density
109.7 %
i
31/05/2024
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
12
i
2024
Total official capacity of the prison facilities
4,514
i
31/05/2024
Staff
Number of prison guards (FTE)
2,725
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31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 19.
Guard to prisoner ratio
1 : 1.2
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31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 21.
Number of socio-educational workers (FTE)
572.5
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31/01/2023
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Percentage of socio-educational workers in relation to the entire prison staff
14.3 %
(572.5)
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31/01/2023
/ Council of Europe, SPACE I Report 2023, table 19.