New Strategic Pillar Introduced: Capital, Capacity & Organisational Readiness (irishprisons.ie)

• New pillar focuses on capital, capacity, and organisational readiness
• Mid‑Term Review highlighted overcrowding as top risk
• Part of Irish Prison Strategy 2023–2027

"The Irish Prison Service has introduced a new strategic pillar, Capital, Capacity & Organisational Readiness, for the remainder of the Irish Prison Strategy 2023–2027, following a Mid‑Term Review that identified overcrowding as the single greatest risk to safe and effective prison operations."