Policy Information
Independent Prison Monitoring
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From: Department of Justice
- Published on: 4 April 2022
- Last updated on: 30 June 2023
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Independent Prison Monitoring is an essential part of accountability for any modern prison system.
The European Prison Rules stipulate that the conditions of detention and treatment of prisoners are monitored by an independent body or bodies whose findings are made public.
A number of bodies listed below carry out this function in Ireland:
1. The Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)
The CPT can be contacted by post, telephone, fax or email:
Secretariat of the CPT
- Address:
- Human Rights Building, Council of Europe, F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex, France
- Email:
- Telephone:
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+33 3 88 41 23 36