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Irish Prison Registers - a collection full of family history details

A total of 3,127,594 records, fully indexed and linked to register images. Registers are from prisons located in the Republic of Ireland only. See below (on mobiles) or right (on other devices) for Northern Irish prison registers). Earliest registers date to 1790; most recent to 1924. Both the accused and the victims of crime can be searched.

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Ireland People Search & Finder (Free) | FastPeopleSearch

This website is specifically designed to help you find information about people in Ireland, and it is free to use. You can search for people by name, or you can search for specific information about them. IrishPeopleFinder.com is a great resource for finding information about people in Ireland, whether you're looking for family members or friends.

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Arrests - Citizens Information

The Gardai have certain powers to search premises and people when they are investigating a crime in Ireland. Extradition to and from Ireland What is extradition and when is someone extradited from Ireland to another country? The law on extradition between Ireland and other countries including information on European Arrest Warrants.

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/justice/arrests/ Arrests - Citizens Information

Ireland, Prison Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

This is a compilation of prison records from collections held in the National Archives of Ireland. Most of the surviving prison records from the 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland are included in this collection. Index and Image Visibility Whenever possible FamilySearch makes images and indexes available for all users.

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gov.ie - Irish Prison Service

It is the role of the Irish Prison Service to help achieve a safer and fairer Ireland by: Providing safe and secure custody with dignity of care for people committed to prison. Reducing the risk of harm to the public and the likelihood of reoffending by providing rehabilitation for people in prison. Working with the Probation Service to create ...

https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/caefb-irish-prison-service/ gov.ie - Irish Prison Service

Prison system in Ireland - Citizens Information

The Irish Prison Service deals exclusively with offenders who are 18 years of age or over. You can find out more about children and the criminal justice system in Ireland. Section 35 of the Prisons Act 2007 provides for the making of rules for the regulation and good government of prisons.

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/justice/prison-system/prison-system-in-ireland/ Prison system in Ireland - Citizens Information

Facts & Figures | Irish Penal Reform Trust - IPRT

Facts & Figures There are 4,612 people in prison custody in Ireland (1 September 2023).; The rate of imprisonment in Ireland is approximately 89 per 100,000 of the general population (beginning of 2023). In 2022, the average cost of an “available, staffed prison space” was €84, 046, a 4.6% increase from the year before . The overall daily average number of prisoners in custody in 2021 ...

https://www.iprt.ie/prison-facts-2/ Facts & Figures | Irish Penal Reform Trust - IPRT

Irish prison mugshots from over 150 years ago provide ... - The Irish Post

THIS fascinating collection of photographs from Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison show dozens of Irish prisoners just five years after the end of the Great Famine. The mugshots, comprising 64 oval portraits taken over 150 years ago, survive intact as part of the Thomas A. Larcom Photographs Collection in the NYC Public Library.

https://www.irishpost.com/news/haunting-mugshots-dublin-prison-offer-fascinating-insight-life-ireland-1857-117261 Irish prison mugshots from over 150 years ago provide ... - The Irish Post