Country

Ireland

Detention issue

Women in detention

FRA research findings

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Prison Rules 2007Male and female prisoners must be accommodated “in separate areas to which prisoners of the opposite gender do not normally have access”, and should generally be kept apart. Rule 52(2), however, makes allowance for male and female prisoners to engage together in structured activities.

NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM RECOMMENDATIONS

Year Recommendation Report
2021No NPM established.