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IPRT reflects on children’s responses on how to make prison spaces more child-friendly for children visiting a parent
How can we make prison spaces more child-friendly for children visiting a parent? Children’s responses to an online consultation with Children of prisoners Europe (COPE) Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) previously estimated that approximately 5,000 children...
Round Up: Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) International Conference
From Wednesday 12 June 2024 until Friday 14 June 2024, Irish Penal Reform Trust Children and Families Project Coordinator Ashling Tobin travelled to Berlin, Germany to attend the Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) annual international conference. The conference was...
When a family member goes to prison – sketches of young people’s lived experience
Researchers from Newcastle University have launched a series of sketches which illustrate young people's lived experience of having a family member in prison in England and Wales. Brought to life with the help of illustrator Jack Brougham, they follow the journeys of...
Children of Prisoners Europe: How can we make prison spaces more child-friendly for children visiting a parent?
Building on an online child consultation developed by COPE and disseminated by members and affiliates, including Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT), the following report presents a detailed analysis of forty-eight children’s responses regarding their experiences and...
IPRT’s response to the Child Poverty Monitor and Cost of Living Report 2024
Following the publications of the Children’s Rights Alliance’s Child Poverty Monitor 2024 and Barnardos’ Cost of Living Report 2024, we are now aware that 236,910 children in Ireland experience enforced deprivation, with 47 per cent of parents cutting back on...
Meeting of the Action for Children and Families of Prisoners Network
On Thursday 11 March 2024, the Action for Children and Families of Prisoners Network joined together online for their second meeting of 2024. The meeting welcomed a presentation from the Office of the Inspector of Prisons (OIP), launched a new network communications...
Book project led by children with parents in prison continues
The book project steering group has met twice in the last two months to progress the book project led by children with parents in prison. 12 young people who have both their mother and father who have been or are currently in prison were reached out to. The...
Family Focussed Criminal Justice – Invisible Walls (Wales)
Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) was delighted to be able to support hosting Corin Morgan-Armstrong to speak about his work at Invisible Walls (Wales), an initiative to provide support, guidance and tangible help to people in prison, who wanted to rebuild or retain...
Children with experience of parental imprisonment get creative
The book project by children of people in prison about their lived experience led by Kids' Own Publishing in collaboration with IPRT and Bedford Row Family Project is now underway with the children! This project offers children the opportunity to collaboratively...
Award for investigation into the human rights of children of people in prison
Photo, from left to right: Alice Chambers, Nicky Ryan, and Órla Ryan. Photographer: Kyran O'Brien/DCU via Journal.ie An investigation into the human rights of children of people in prison by Noteworthy has won the prestigious Mary Raftery Prize. The Prize is awarded...